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Online activities and background information from the Library of Congress to help students learn more about wars and the home front.
American Treasures: Women and the War Effort (Exhibition) During World War II, the U.S. government mounted an extensive propaganda campaign encouraging women to join the war effort.
American Treasures: Women's War Relief (Exhibition) This broadside pattern gives directions for making slippers for Union soldiers.
Arthur Buchwald (Presentation) This Pulitzer Prize-winning satirist, who passed away on Jan. 17, 2007, shared wartime memories with the Library's Veterans History Project.
The Blue and the Gray (Online Activity) Solve this set of puzzles and discover the theme the pictures have in common.
The Days After the Day of Infamy (Presentation) Listen to interviews with Americans collected after the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Documenting the Homefront (Exhibition) During World War II, the Office of War Information took photographs recording homefront activities that supported the war effort.
First Thrill of Liberty (Exhibition) Posters like this encouraged participation in war bond campaigns during World War I.
He Called It the Great Republic (Wise Guide) Learn about the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and his role as ally and friend to the United States.
The Home Front During World War Two (Exhibition) View New York's Penn Station during World War II.
Jump Back in Time: February 4, 1941 (America's Library) On this date the United Service Organizations was chartered.
Jump Back in Time: June 13, 1942 (America's Library) On this date the Office of War Information was created.
Lest Liberty Perish (Exhibition) The Division of Pictorial Publicity produced over 700 poster designs during World War I.
A Library Mission to Iraq (Wise Guide) Learn how the Library of Congress has come to the aid of the National Library in Baghdad, Iraq.
Meet Amazing Americans: General George C. Marshall (America's Library) Read about a famous general best remembered for what he did for peace.
Meet Amazing Americans: General John Joseph Pershing (America's Library) Read about a famous World War I general.
Meet Amazing Americans: Lieutenant George S. Patton Jr. (America's Library) Meet a famous World War II general.
Meet Amazing Americans: Pocahontas A Child Keeps Peace Among Nations (America's Library) Read how Pocahontas helped keep peace between Indians and the colonists.
Meet Amazing Americans: Theodore Roosevelt (America's Library) Learn about America's 26th president. He played an important role in the Spanish American War.
The Most Famous Poster (Exhibition) Learn about James Flagg's famous poster of Uncle Sam.
On the Homefront, America During World War I and World War II (Online Activity) Learn how Americans at home supported the war effort during World War I and World War II.
Rosie the Riveter (Online Activity) Solve this set of puzzles and discover the theme the pictures have in common.
She Wrote the Most Famous "Hymn" of the Civil War (Wise Guide) Learn the story behind Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic.
They Blazed a Trail in the Air: The Tuskegee Airmen (Wise Guide) Read about this group of African American fighter pilots in World War II.
Today in History (December 7) Air Raid on Pearl Harbor (Today in History) How did Americans react to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Today in History (June 6) D-Day (Today in History) World War II ended on this date.
The War Effort (Exhibition) Prominent illustrators promoted and advertised the war effort.
Y.W.C.A. Girls in Service (Exhibition) Organizations provided services to the armed forces during wartime.
The Yanks are Coming (Exhibition) Americans copyrighted more than 35,000 World War I patriotic songs, military marches, love ballads, and protest songs.
Last Updated: 10/22/2009