Civilian War Services
Americans shared a bond of sacrifice during World War II. Millions joined the armed forces to fight the enemy abroad while tens of millions stayed home and found other ways to help the cause. This section explores the ways people on the home front worked to support the war effort.
Holding
the Line on Inflation: Price Controls Fight the Rise
Rationing:
A Necessary But Hated Sacrifice
Making
Do With Less: Shortages and Conservation
A Place of
Their Own: Civilian Housing and Rent Control
Salvaging
Victory: Scrap Drives for the War Effort
Cultivating for
the Cause: Victory Gardens Till New Ground
Farm Labor Programs
Work to Bring In the Crops
Food is
a Weapon: Nutrition Programs Fight for Victory
With Mother at
the Factory...Oregon's Child Care Challenges
The Trials
of Travel: Transportation at the Bursting Point
Better Buy
Your War Bonds: Savings Drives Fund the War
Sending
Them Off to War: Pre-Induction Information Programs
Block
Leaders: The Fabric of Civilian War Services
About the images: From top to bottom: a woman shows off a jar of nutritious beans; ride sharing to save resources; a "Paper Trooper" on a salvage drive; a woman contends with the bounty of home canning.