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Home front is an English language term with analogues in other languages. It is commonly used to describe the civilian populace of the nation at war as an active support system for their military.
The "We Can Do It!" poster was widely seen on the United States home front during World War II; it became popular in the 1980s. Today, it is often associated with the cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, although it does not actually depict her.
The "We Can Do It!" poster was widely seen on the United States home front during World War II; it became popular in the 1980s. Today, it is often ass
"I am a good war hen, I eat little and produce a lot." French poster from World War I.
"I am a good war hen, I eat little and produce a lot." French poster from World War I.
Women at work in the machine shop of the Handley Page aircraft factory at Cricklewood, London (1942).
Women at work in the machine shop of the Handley Page aircraft factory at Cricklewood, London (1942).
War effort
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War effort is a coordinated mobilization of society's resources—both industrial and civilian—towards the support of a military force, particularly during a state of war. Depending on the militarizatio
Civilian rationing: A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a British housewife's ration book.
Civilian rationing: A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a British housewife's ration book.