What did the average American eat during World War II? What was life like? Did the U.S. have big fish and meat and rice then like China does now?

After the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on the American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the U.S. was thrust into World War II (1939-45), and everyday life across the country was dramatically altered. Everyday life across the country was dramatically altered. Food, gas and clothing were rationed. To help build the armaments necessary to win the war, women found employment as electricians, welders and riveters in defense plants. People in the U.S. grew increasingly dependent on radio reports for news of the fighting overseas. popular entertainment served to demonize the nation's enemies, it also was viewed as an escapist outlet that allowed Americans brief respites from war

When the United States became involved in World War II after Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, life for the Native American population changed dramatically. Food, gasoline and clothing were rationed in limited quantities. Many social groups called on Americans to collect small pieces of metal to be used to make weapons. Women were engaged in productive labor such as electronics, welding and riveting in the arsenal. Japanese Americans were denied citizenship rights. Americans became increasingly attentive to the radio news, they kept a watchful eye on the war effort overseas, and even public entertainment was given the function of boosting morale and easing war anxieties.

During World War II, some 350,000 women served in the U.S. Armed Forces, both at home and abroad. They included the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, who, on March 10, 2010, served in the U.S. Armed Forces. They included the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, who on March 10, 2010, were awarded the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal. Meanwhile, widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women had a job. nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home.

During World War II, some 350,000 U.S. women served in the armed forces at home and abroad, including many female Air Force pilots (awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010). The large number of male U.S. citizens enlisted in the armed forces also created a large labor shortage for industrial production jobs in the U.S. Between 1940 and 1945, women's share of the U.S. workforce rose from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and with one in four married women working outside of the home by 1945, U.S. women were credited with winning WWII.