Norman Rockwell's The Four Freedoms: Rallies

When WW2 came around the US needed soldiers and they called on African Americans and over 2.5 million African American registered for the draft. The US didn’t expect slaves to be into fighting. A woman wasn’t allowed to fight in the army back then but they didn’t give up. Black women also came to the defense of the nation by enlisting in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Black women in WAAC were labeled “ten percenters” because they made up 10 percent of the women recruited. In the economic arena, the war ended the Great Depression. Military spending that began in 1940 to bolster the defense effort gave the nation’s economy

Women were also working in factories to help produce war goods giving their household 2 paychecks from both parents. Since products like washer machines were discontinued because the material needed to make them were being used for the war effort, families had to make their own materials for washing or other things. This helped households save up money so they bought government war bonds, a note you pay for that you could turn back in 10 years later with interest. This provided American families with more money than previous times, during and ensuing the

After this six-year war the work force looked a little different once the soldiers came home. After the war the economy was booming and stronger than ever. Because of this there was a large growth of jobs across the nation. When the soldiers came home women were let go from the factory work that was more “men’s work” to give jobs back to the returning soldiers. This caused jobs to became separated by gender. Although women were getting pushed out of the factory positions they were still needed in the work force. Because of the growth in the economy there was a large need for an increase in workers. To help increase the number of workers the government created and marketed different campaigns to inspire women to either stay in the work force or to leave the home and enter into the work force. Even with the push for women to come into the work force they were pushed into more routine work because it was viewed as “women’s work”. With the jobs that were looked at as women’s work they were also getting paid women’s wages which were significantly lower than men’s wages. Industries such as banking, textiles, and electronics started to expand during this time period. Along with the growth in these industries, the biggest improvement for workers and the industry was the automotive industry coming back. During this time the industry almost quadrupled, opened up thousands of jobs for

Valerie Castillo April 29, 2015 English 1A Fantastic Four Fantastic Four were 4 times the action, 4 times the adventure,4 times the fantastic! They were created during the 1960s whereas the civil rights movement demonstrated equal rights for everyone. This heroic group came together despite their differences in order to make the world a better place. Fantastic Four represents the rapid changes in the world such as cultural and scientific.

Pictures are everywhere, but their meaning is what makes them powerful. Conversely, a man, Norman Rockwell created four works of propaganda posters during WWII known as The Four Freedoms to boost the war effort, persuade Americans to purchase war bonds, and represent the American identity. Prior to making the four works of art, Rockwell was an illustrator and painter who illustrated covers for magazines primarily for The Saturday Evening Post, a magazine famous American company which circulated the Middle class. However, The four Freedoms collection is what strengthens his influence in American society. Norman Rockwell successfully convinces Americans during WWII to purchase war bonds. In addition, Rockwell also successfully represents the American identity through his work of art.

There was a time in the United States when women were told they could do anything a man was capable of, and they did. During World War II men were fighting in battlefronts and women were joining the “Rosie the Riveter” movement that had a huge impact on the ideal of women. Today many historians state that America’s war material production wasn’t going to be enough to fight World War II if Propaganda campaigns wooing women were not made, in fact over 6 million women took part to the industrial miracle of America from 1942 to 1945. To help the expansion of America’s labor force, government and industries promoted job opportunities with posters or cartoons. World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation. Inexpensive, accessible, and ever-present

Over fifty thousand books on the Civil War have been published, and the task for a writer who attempts a narrative of the period would seem to be overwhelming, but James M. McPherson managed to create one of the best ever. In 1988, he published his Pulitzer-winning book, Battle Cry of Freedom, and ten years later received the Lincoln Prize for another book, For Cause and Comrades. He has published around 23 scholarly books and unlike many historians, has a reputation of trying to make history accessible to the public. McPherson became the president of the American Historical Association in 2003, and is now a member of the editorial board of Encyclopedia Britannica. McPherson has helped millions of Americans better understand the meaning and legacy of the American Civil War. He does so by establishing the highest standards for scholarship and public education about the Civil War and helps to protect the nation’s battlefields. (nytimes.com)

The United States definitely did not live up to its statements spoken in FDR’s speech of the 4 Freedoms. FDR said that everyone had the right to have “freedom from fear”, but by having thrown japanese americans into internment camps he automatically undermined and disqualified his own speech. He claimed that no one should live in fear, but he was causing japanese americans to live in fear that their homes and jobs would be ripped away from them at any given moment.

Women once again were the backbone of America during WWII just like in WWI. They worked high jobs reserved for men and some women helped create machines that would help in the war (ships, tanks, planes, etc.). Agricultural took a backburner because many left their jobs to either fight in the war or work in jobs that would provide for the war. Although the jobs for women didn’t last long and they didn’t get paid as much it set in motion more encouragement for Women’s Suffrage. African Americans also moved from farming to more industrialized jobs because they believed that winning the war might encourage more equality in America itself. African-Americans could earn more money and FDR passed the FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Commission) but it was not practiced much in the armed forces. In the armed forces African-Americans were given small jobs and not properly trained for higher jobs if they got one. The FEPC called for the armed forces to give out

American society after 1945 consisted of many wars, movements, and policy changes. Events such as the Civil War Movement, the Immigration Act of 1965, the containment of communism, and détente move prove that American society did fulfill the promise of FDR's Four Freedoms; freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. FDR created these Four Freedoms as a model that he believed the world, but especially the United States, should follow in order to provide security for all Americans, as stated by Brinkley.

During World War II, the United States government published various propaganda posters to help build national pride and gain American’s support to the war effort. One theme that the government focused on was persuading people to purchase war bonds in efforts to “remove money from circulation and reduce inflammation” (U.S War Bonds). When Americans invested in the war effort by purchasing the bonds, the value of them would increase over time. War bonds were a voluntary loan made by everyday Americans on the home front to the government in order to help fund the war and protect the nation’s security. They were seen as a moral act of patriotism. The three posters from above portray the message of buying war bonds during World War II. The authors of these propaganda posters used words and images to provoke the feelings of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment when persuading Americans to purchase war bonds in order to help

I believe that FDR's "Quarantine Speech" and "The Four Freedoms” encouraged all the American people to support participating in World War II to preserve peace, democracy and morality, while Rockwell's paintings encouraged buying war bonds by speaking to the wealthy middle to upper-class white Americans to preserve their liberties and basic rights. In both "Quarantine Speech" and "The Four Freedoms" speeches, FDR speaks repeatedly of freedom and peace being threatened and how the war must be realistically viewed to preserve the latter. Rockwell does not necessarily encourage the participation in the war as much as the need to buy bonds to maintain the American lifestyle.

During World War II, America as a nation faced many challenges both at home and abroad. Some of these challenges at home included Strikes and protests in war production factories, which was due to increasing differences between the government and employers, with the workers/labor unions. Another was the Civil rights movement for African-Americans, which advocated for equal rights for all Americans, when African Americans joined the war efforts by both joining the military and working in the war factories. Eventually the government had to deal with these challenges by passing legislations and finding a way to unite the population during the war.

In the Voices of Freedom, the passage explains the idea of American imperialism during the 1890s. It was written by a Filipino revolutionary and politician Emilio Aguinaldo. He was writing about the how the United States are taking over countries and limit their freedoms. Emilio's document was specifically describing the United States' occupation of the Philippines after the Spanish American War. The Question is that "Why does Aguinaldo think that the United States is betraying its own values?". Emilio thinks that the U.S is betraying its own value because they follow the practice of imperialism.

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