Home Front WWII: US and Great Britain

The U. S. involvement in World War II fostered a heightened sense of national community, one that not only prevailed throughout the war but also had lasting effects on the generation that was young at that time (Jeffries, 3-42). The widespread nature of the draft combined with the high degree of support for the war effort on the home front to unify the citizenry around a common purpose. Much of the solidarity and civic engagement that emerged was stimulated by government efforts. Certainly, the era was not without social divisions, both those that endured despite ...