Find out about this difficult time for America and the rest of the world. The U.S. government used posters to convince citizens to get behind the war effort. Other countries used them, too. Find out about what life was like on the home front. What needed to be rationed and why? What was a Victory Garden? You'll even see the small leaflets that were dropped by the Germans to get American soldiers to surrender! Each book in the 'American History Through Primary Sources' series delivers curriculum content by way of primary source material. Background knowledge of the subject matter is incorporated into the text. The books use clear, predictable text structures and have been leveled by a literacy expert to ensure accessibility. Vocabulary is defined at the point of use.