Europe and Africa: to 1944,
and the Homefront
Agenda
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7.
Bell Ringer: Quick Review of Pacific Theater. (5)
Lecture: European Front and the Homefront. (20)
Rationing and Mobilizing for War (KB 15)
Newspapers: Your Voice (15)
Letters from the front, (10)
Finish Video (20)
Objective Review
North Africa, 1942
• Starting at El Alamein,
Montgomery, along with
Eisenhower launch
“Operation Torch”
• The two armies come in
from the East and West,
surround the Afrika Korps
of Germany and Italy.
• 1943, War in Africa is
nearly over.
• This is nearly the end of
the war for Italy.
Stalingrad
• Germans suffer heavy
losses because of the
Russian Winter.
• Stalin told his men, “Not
one step backward”
• By November Germans
controlled 90% of the city,
but Winter set in, again.
• Out of 330,000 troops,
only 90,000 live to
surrender.
War at Home
• Americans mobilize for
war by limiting civilian
production.
• Automobile factories are
making tanks, bullets.
• The majority of men are
fighting in the war, so
women begin entering the
workforce. i.e. Rosie the
Riveter.
Rationing and Victory Gardens
• Along with mobilization,
families are encouraged to
ration goods.
• Meatless Mondays return, as
well as propaganda advocating
“Victory Gardens”
– Families would keep food
for themselves, and send
some to the warfront.
• Gas, Rubber, and Steel are
rationed as well.
Censorship
• Just as in World War I.
Certain images were
censored or not made
available to the public.
• Headlines would explain
a situation, but never
provide details for fear of
leaking military secrets.
• Letters from the front
were routinely checked
for any information that
was dangerous.
Outline
1. Intro
2. Details and Evidence
3. Conclusion
4. Preliminary Citations IN MLA format.