Bond Drives

Bond drives were issued as an effect to war bonds, war bonds was issued by the government which basically gave security to the nations debt. With war bonds they made the public population believe they were contributing more to their country. Now there were problems with these war bonds, they offered the public to put more money into this cause because truthfully the government was going slowly broke. But in defense of the American public they had just got out of the great depression which was a horrible financial period in America. There were four major Liberty war bonds which in total contributed 150 Billion dollars to the United States Military. A lot of this money is the hard work of bond drives which encouraged the public to contribute money for their country. These bond drives brought the American people closer together and there was a larger since of patriotism during and after the war.



References

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/W/WA020.html

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/wwad-history.html

http://www.prices4antiques.com/works-on-paper/posters/Poster-War-WWII-US-Final-Victory-Bond-Drive-22-inch-A055052.htm

-Reeve Allen-

Civil Defense

As the war began to advance in weaponry beyond the battlefields into the city and towns, the government leaders began to worry about the safety of their citizens. In 1916 the U.S. government began to plan for civil defense. They created the Council of National Defense (CND). Civil defense consisted of non-military people that protected civilians and their property against enemy attack. The defense system consisted of warning sirens, patrols along the national borders, and info on emergence survival.

A few months into the war American citizens were not very enthusiastic. President Roosevelt changed the CND to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on May 20, 1941. He changed it hoping the OCD activities would boost the civilian support on the war. Each state had their own civil defense systems, and by November 1941 every state had their own systems.

References
http://www.lansdownecivic.com/Pages/hometown_stories/4_defense.html

http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Civil_Defence_and_War_Damage_During_World_War_2

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3428500019.html

-Karen Mendoza-

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Vicotry Gardens

Victory gardens were a big part of World War I and World War II, because there was a lot of food shortage. As Labor and transportation began to have a shortage, the government asked their citizens to plant these gardens. Food shortage was extremely bad in Europe, because most of the agriculture men were recruited into military. To help the dramatic fall of food production, Charles Lathrop Pack organized the National War Garden Commission. These gardens were like any other garden. You could grow fruit, veggies, or any other kind of herbs. Americans began planting the gardens where ever they could. For example they would use backyards, empty lots, and city rooftops to garden. Up to twenty-million Americans answered the patriotic call, and they produced up to forty percent of all the vegetable production being consumed at the time.


During World War II Hyde Park, London had sections of lawn that were plowed publicly. New York City also had public gardens. The gardens were planted around vacant “Riverside.” The San Francisco also did there part. Portions of the Golden Gate Park were also devoted to the victory gardens.

References
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/crops_02.html

http://canaryvillevets.com/id7.html

http://www.oldhouseweb.com/gardening/victory-gardens.shtml

-Karen Mendoza-

Japanese Internment

Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans were overcome with hate for the Japanese; even the ones who were U.S. citizens. The hate became so strong that Franklin Roosevelt had to sign an executive order that sent every American of Japanese decent to interment camps spread out around the country. Conditions in these camps were that of the concentration camps for the Jewish. The rooms were over crowded and not heated. The people living in them had to cover with blankets that they were give, which still wasn't enough to keep warm. Food was terrible, and was given at 40 cents a internee. The actions of putting these Japanese in internment camps led to a lot of legal problems. The United States was sued for descrimination on the Japanese people, just because of their family history. Four years after they were first opened, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an order to end the use of interment camps in the Uniter States.
References
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internment1.html

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1679.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=Japanese+Internment&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&prmd=ib&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=m868S5eeI6CeM9ncjawP&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=16&ved=0CE0Q5wIwDw

-Caden Chowdhury-