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2. Topics Important Dates Rations Fashions Air Raids How were sacrifices on the home front different than at war?How were sacrifices on the home front different than at war? Activities Children Did for FunActivities Children Did for Fun How were contributions to the war from different than from men?How were contributions to the war from different than from men? How was life on the home front different from life in England during world War 2?How was life on the home front different from life in England during world War 2? How was life on the home front during WWII different from life during this war?How was life on the home front during WWII different from life during this war?

3. Important Dates War started 1939 We joined 1941 War started 1939 We joined 1941 http://www.robertedselblog. com/index.php/2007/12/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/world_war_2.htm

4. Rations Gas, rubber, and food rationed Blue and red ration stamps Could only get a certain amount Gas, rubber, and food rationed Blue and red ration stamps Could only get a certain amount http://members.iinet.net.au/~inphase/public_html/s edgley/photoalbums/photo_index.html http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibi ts/events/rationing.htm http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1588

5. Fashions http://www.wikihow.com/Dress-in-the-American-1940's-Fashion http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/ Online%20Museum/Museum%20 Docs/Homefrontmuseum.html Girls fashions changed Women used as little as possible Girl Scout uniforms changed How fashions have CHANGED since then

6. Air Raids American Children – game Children in Europe - terrified http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/images/photodb/23-0428a.gif http://www.isledegrande.com/giimages6/delherb54.jpg How Do People Feel?

7. How were sacrifices on the home front different than at war? War- life Home Front- fewer luxuries/more work http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/ museum/garden.htm http://members.iinet.net.au/~i nphase/public_html/sedgley/p hotoalbums/photo_index.html http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/activitie s/homefront/images/homefront.pdf

8. Activities Children Did for Fun Toys had war themes Women’s Soft Ball League http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/museum/toys.htm http://www.angelfire.com/ky3/baseballww2 /

9. How were contributions to the war from women different than from men? Men went to war Women worked in the factories, managed the bills and household, etc. http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos / http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=18453&rendTypeId=4

10. How was life on the home front different from life in England during World War II? http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/categories/c1162/gallery/index_4.shtml Children were sent to U.S. for safety British cities were bombed

11. How was life on the home front during WWII different from life during this war? http://www.sandiegohistory.org/jour nal/93spring/warcomes.htm Then, - EVERYBODY worked together to make sacrifices for the war effort - Saved gas, rubber, metal, fabric etc. - Planted Victory gardens - Bought War Bonds Now, - Only the soldiers and their families are sacrificing - Some children don’t even know about the war - We are borrowing money from other countries to pay for the war