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Farmers' Roles in WWII Efforts

Farmers played a crucial role in supporting the war effort during World War II. They were responsible for achieving the highest levels of food production in 15 years to feed workers in factories producing supplies for soldiers overseas and allies. Farmers also contributed to the war through programs like the Women's Land Army and Victory Gardens. The student researched these roles and responsibilities of farmers through sources like museum artifacts and WWII-era posters and ads to create an in-depth website about the topic.

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Farmers' Roles in WWII Efforts

Farmers played a crucial role in supporting the war effort during World War II. They were responsible for achieving the highest levels of food production in 15 years to feed workers in factories producing supplies for soldiers overseas and allies. Farmers also contributed to the war through programs like the Women's Land Army and Victory Gardens. The student researched these roles and responsibilities of farmers through sources like museum artifacts and WWII-era posters and ads to create an in-depth website about the topic.

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Responsibilities of Farmers in World War II

Karee Wicks Senior Division Website

This year, I was able to quickly figure out my topic and what I wanted to research It all started in Washington, D ! , last summer I was listening to Dr "rneson#s lecture on the home front during World War II That presentation got me thinking and later that day, when my teacher asked me for ideas, one had popped into my head$ %&esponsibilities of 'armers in World War II ( This topic has a historical reference in my family as you will see through my website, and I was e)cited to create the ties between pro*ect and family history I thought I would en*oy learning about my grandfather and listening to my dad recalling those stories +y research began with another history pro*ect that we completed in "merican ,istory class We took a trip to the "g ,eritage +useum in -rookings, South Dakota, and looked through old ration booklets, scrapbooks, gas trackers, and other World War II era documentation there Then I started researching farm rationing, the Women#s .and "rmy, the -racero /rogram and children#s impact on the war effort 0ach of these avenues was interesting to look up, and I learned a ton through the process I had never even heard of the -racero /rogram before my research for this pro*ect Through this research, I found many WWII posters and advertisements These advertisements really intrigued me and I found them quite interesting I included these into my website as each of them tells a certain impact of the war and were directly related to the success of the war I decided on a website because I really en*oy making them I have made a couple already and have had a lot of fun with them I felt that a website could best depict my information on my topic, and present it in a well1organi2ed and engaging manner +y pro*ect creation began with designing my website, and allotting different pages for

different purposes Then came writing of information and the addition of pictures The research was pretty in1depth, but the most time1consuming aspect of my website was the annotated bibliography It took a long time to find my pictures and then to cite them afterwards The most challenging aspect of making this website was the word count I always have issues trying to condense everything to be less than 3,455 words I had to decide what I really wanted to talk about and put importance on those things The responsibilities of farmers made a direct influence on the war 'ood production in the 6 S was at its highest point in fifteen years7 There was a chain reaction, a circle of life during that era, like there still continues to be today The farmers would support the nation and nourish workers so they would be able to work in factories to send supplies overseas Those supplies combined with the food, would help to nourish and defend our soldiers going into battle We were also supplying other "llied countries to a steady food source "ll, of these responsibilities were thrust upon the farming community rapidly and handled with as much efficiency as possible Without the responsibility that these farmers shouldered, the support system during the war would have changed dramatically

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