Home Front Significance

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The morale of the American Home Front was an extremely vital factor in maintaining morale of the soldiers abroad. The manufacturing boom during the war was incredible to the men and women at home. Thousands of aircraft, 100,000 armored vehicles, and 2.5 million trucks were produced and rolled off American assembly lines. Completely new products were also created to replace natural resources controlled by Japan. Examples of this include synthetic rubber for tires and other things. The government was sponsoring projects that perfected the inventions of radar, jet engines, and early computers. All of these inventions and improvements made it possible and easier for the United States to win the war. Along with helping our troops, these various…show more content…
The home front of the United States in World War I saw an extreme change and urge to produce the soldiers, food supplies, munitions, and money needed to win the war. The United States entered the war in 1917, but before that time very few plans had been made and there was almost no planning at all of the problems that the British and other Allies had to solve on their home fronts. Because of this, confusion took over the home fronts of America and our Allies for the first year of the war. Fortunately for us, efficiency took control soon after that…show more content…
Gifted writers and scholars were employed and it gave out anti-German literature as well as moving pictures. It put together thousands of "Four-Minute Men" to give various short speeches at movie theaters, schools and churches to advocate patriotism and participation in the war effort. The freshly generated film industry produced a wide variety of motion pictures featuring propaganda about the war. The most recognized was The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin, a moving film which was meant to awaken the American men and women’s hatred against the German ruler. Comedies such as Mutt and Jeff at the Front were also produced, giving a comic relief to the violent war, keeping spirits up at home. Films of this time period were a very significant portion of American morale because American citizens were influenced by beautiful celebrities, both men and women, to be in full support of the

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