Danvers|Local Event
Zoom Program: Home Front
To fight a global war, America needed to mobilize its entire population on what became known as the “home front.” This session with Jeffrey Urbin examines the unprecedented contributions and sacrifices made by the men, women and children who supported the war effort on the home front thousands of miles from the front lines. Interactive discussion topics include: What is meant by the term “Total War?” How did the American home front experience differ from that of Europeans? Why was the support at home so important to our troops abroad? In what ways are we—on the home front of the “War on Terror”—being asked to contribute and sacrifice?
Jeffrey Urbin is an education specialist at the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.