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Financing the War
The American economy began to surge in 1940. The Government used a variety of measure to finance the war. This included deficit spending, increased taxes, and award bond campaign. The Government's financial policy also included measures to control inflation because the increased employment increased incomes at time. -
Financing the War pt2
The War Advertising Council & the War Finance Committee sought to promote bond sales to finance the War.The work of these World War II organizations produced "the greatest volume of advertising and publicity ever given to any product or agency" in American history.The committees sold over $185 billion of securities. By the end of World War II, over 85 million Americans had invested in War Bonds.Even american children participated. they bought liberty stamps every week in their schools. -
Propaganda pt2
propaganda was a form of art that sends a message to people visually, silently, and also in an auditory form. and actually an influential force throughout WWII & a powerful force in all countries. Propaganda didn't have to be a poster, it is expressed in many forms such as documents, songs, cartoons, artwork, and movies that have triggered different perspectives on issues. but propaganda can be beneficial because it may boost moral, which was very important during WWII. -
Propaganda
Britain used some information from ww1 to generate propaganda. To influence the population towards support for the war effort. A wide range of media was employed, aimed at local and oversea audiences. Traditional forms such as newspapers and posters were joined by new media, newsreels and radio. A wide range of themes were addressed, fostering hostility to the enemy, support for allies, and specific pro war projects such as conserving metal and growing vegetables. -
Support of the War
Everyday life across the country was dramatically altered. Food, gas and clothing were rationed. Communities conducted scrap metal drives. To help build necessary military weapons to win the war, women found employment as electricians, welders and riveters in defense plants. People in the U.S. grew increasingly dependent on radio reports for news of the fighting overseas. -
War Production
Military production during World War II includes the arms, ammunitions, natural resources, personnel and financing which were mobilized for the war. Military production, means everything produced by the belligerents from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in late 1945. -
Conscription in WW2
Unlike other European countries, Britain had always relied on volunteers to fight in times of war. Conscription had been introduced in 1916 when more men were needed to fight in the trenches, but it was abandoned when the war ended. -
War Production pt2
The mobilization of funds, people, natural resources and materiel for the production and supply of military equipment and forces during World War II was a critical component of the war effort. Access to the funding and industrial resources necessary to sustain the war effort was linked to their respective economic and political alliances.
