Jaclyn Piechocki
“Blackout (wartime).” 2 December 2005. Wikipedia. 20 April 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_%28wartime%29 .
- People were required to turn off all lights, including reflected light s.b. top
- For the use of keeping the enemy aircrafts from being able to navigate from the lights s.b. top
- “In coastal regions a shore-side blackout of city lights would also help protect ships from being seen and attacked by enemy submarines farther out to sea.” S.b. top
German U-boats were helped by the city lights during the “second happy time” because the other boats were lit by the lights in back of them. S.b. bottom
Comiskey, Breana. “What Did You Do in the War Grandma?” 1995. Brown University. 19 April 2006 http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/LifeWouldNever.html .
- Interviewed Nancy Potter s.b. top
s.b top- Had pen pal in England, so got information from her. S.b. top
- Thought only men would be involved in the war, and it would not involve women. But, quickly realized it would not. S.b 1/4
- “I did work as a volunteer in a hospital in Boston to relieve civilian nurses. We were very convinced that everyone ought to be tremendously involved in the war effort. I enjoyed the hospital volunteering, but I found the experience absolutely terrifying. I had been sheltered, and I had not realized that there was as much pain and misery in the world. The hospitals were very short staffed and seemed to me that there was always too much to do. I think the responsibility was really too much for me at that age.” S.b. ½
- Served at “Buddies Clubs” or USO clubs on Saturday nights. S.b 1/2
- News always said that the war was winnable and that it was being fought for the right reasons. S.b. 1/2
- She would often write to the servicemen to cheer them up s.b. 3/4
- “My enthusiasm about the war began to pause when the bomb was dropped. Our sense of the justice and the worth and the rectitude of the war were beginning to be challenged then.: s.b bottom
Kaufman, Ellie. “What Did You Do in the War Grandma?” 1995. Brown University. 20 April 2006 http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/TeenageVolunteer.html.
s.b top- Eileen Hughes was a teenager during the time of World War 2
- Didn’t think that the war was going to come here and Pearl Harbor really surprised and scared her. S.b. 1/4
- There were not distinctions of class during that time – everyone just banded together to support the war. S.b. 1/4
- Many of the movies during that time were geared towards the war, and they always mad it look like the United States was winning. S.b 1/2
- The majority of the boys in Eileen’s senior class quit school and enlisted, they never graduated high school s.b 1/2
- She did Civilian Defense – spotted planes. She had to take classes to learn about the planes. S.b. ½
- In the town that she lived, all the houses on the ocean side had to be totally blacked out and had special blinds for the windows. S.b ½
- She wanted to go into the service, but couldn’t
- Worked at Naval Air Station, s.b. ¾
- “You couldn't get sugar, and often we'd have the tickets to get the meat, but it wasn't available. It was a hardship, but you learned to live with it. Some people found ways of getting around it, but we didn't do that. We just lived with it.” S.b. ¾
- There was a massive celebration when the war was over. It was bitter-sweet for the people who lost members of their families in the war
“Savings Bonds (1942-1980).” 2006. Ad Council. 20 April 2006 http://www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=126 .
s.b. top- Until 1942, referred to as Defense Bonds s.b. top
- “From January 15, 1942 to August 14, 1945, the organized power of advertising focused on informing the American people what needed to be done to win World War II quickly and buying war bonds was near the top of that list.” S.b. ½
- About 800 million war bonds were sold to about 85 million Americans s.b. bottom
- After the war they were called Savings Bonds again and then were called War Bonds during the Vietnam War. S.b. bottom
- From 1942-1980 these bonds made an average of $75 million dollars a year
Schultz, Stanley K. “World War II: The Impact at Home.” 1999. Wisconsin University. 19 April 2006 <http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture21.html>.
- Wartime brought so many jobs that it achieved what the New Deal could not s.b. 1/4
- The federal government asked for many things from the people – kitchen fats, empty lipstick tubes, old shovels. S.b. 1/2
- Celebrities helped the government sell war bonds. S.b. ½
s.b. 1/2- Fashions were changed because of the war effort. Men did not wear vests, elbow patches, or cuffs. S.b. 1/2
- Women wore shorter and narrower skirts, and two-piece bathing suits to conserve fabric. S.b. ½
Lewis, Robert. “The Home Front – World War II.” 2001. Anzac Day Commemoration Committee. 21 April 2006 http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/homefront/overview.html .
s.b. top- Much better prepared than in WW1
- Most Australian supported the war
- First few months were “phoney war”