HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Total War, Accrued Interest
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World war ii and the american home front. Less than 3 & years of american involvement. In terms of a duration of a war it didn"t last long. Total mobilization effort, every part of american life from entertainment to what could and couldn"t buy geared toward a total war effort by society, as a result there were massive transformations in. Total mobilization: (his example: 5th grade teach told them stories, the elementary school kids would throw recycled cans at giant pictures of bad guys: hitler, mussolini etc. (now that"s total mobilization!!). ) Roosevelt saw the u. s. would have to get in the war/should get into the war. But he had been in the wilson administration in wwi and saw how reluctant americans were to get in that war (and the disillusionment after), so hesitant to rush into war. Held off until american public opinion at a fever pitch (pearl harbor).
