Another photo shows a woman visiting a hospital. She is singing to a soldier to lift his spirits.
Still another photo shows a man who owns a small food store. He is placing signs on meat and cans of food to tell people how much they are allowed to buy.
You can also get an idea about the feelings of the times by the names of some of the popular songs during World War Two.
(MUSIC: “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition")
STEVE EMBER: In addition to “Rosie the Riveter,” there were songs like “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." One of the most hopeful songs was this one, recorded by Britain’s Vera Lynn.
(MUSIC: "When the Lights Go on Again All Over the World")
STEVE EMBER: Not all Americans supported the war. A small number refused to fight because of religious or moral beliefs. They were known as conscientious objectors. And some Americans supported Adolf Hitler and other fascists. But almost everyone else wanted to win the war quickly and return to a normal life.
(MUSIC)
Many Japanese-Americans served with honor in the United States armed forces. But many Americans were suspicious of anyone whose family had come from Japan. They refused to trust even Japanese-American families who had lived in the United States for more than a century.
Manzanar internment camp in the desert near Independence, California
Many banks refused to lend money to Japanese-Americans. Many stores would not sell to them.
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