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History Day Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources Interviews Covington, Ted. Personal Interview. 5 Mar 2013.

This interview helped us understand what life was like on war front and how vmail affected people through the point of view of a soldier. Smith, Warren. Personal Interview. 4 Mar 2013. This interview showed us how v-mail affected soldiers. Images American soldier in Berlin. N.d. World War II PhotographyWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://wwiiphoto.tumblr.com/page/4>. Soldiers in the war had to keep their morale high. It helped us to understand the morale of soldiers during the war. American Soldiers Returning from World War II by Train . N.d. Trains in WWIIWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.ww2f.com/other-weapons/24794-trains-wwii-24.html>. Morale played a big role in the Second World War. It helped us to understand how soldiers morale can change. Are You Doing All You Can?. 1942. Library of Congress, Washington DC. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/99400737/>. Americans had to help with the war effort on the Home Front. This picture is a reminder to Americans to do all they can to help. It helped us to understand how Americans can help support the war. Carentan. 1944. About.com, National Archives & Records Administration. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/ig/World-War-II--Europe/Carentan.htm>. The War Front was difficult for the soldiers. This image shows the soldiers morale while fighting. It showed us that the morale of the soldiers changed throughout the time they were there. CLAMP, . Murrille Schofield Returns from WWII. N.d. Roots WebWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canbrnep/Murrille_Schofield_returns_from _WWII_to_Mother2.htm>.

Many civilians suffered loss during the war resulting in low morale. This image shows a mother that is sad because she lost a husband and a son to the war. It helped us to understand how disappointing the war can be and effect the Home Front morale. CHRISTMAS AND THE WORLD WAR II GYRENE. 1942. n.p. Web. 27 Feb 2013. During the war, many soldiers spent long periods of time overseas. This picture helped us to understand how important mail was to the soldiers. Corbis, . Factory Worker in England. N.d. HistoryWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.history.com/photos/women-factory-workers-of-world-warii/photo6>. Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This picture shows a woman working in a factory to make war equipment. It helped us to understand how women contributed to the war. Eisenstadt, Alfred. World War II Victory Kiss. 1945. 9 ABCWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.9abc.net/archives/78247>. Morale was important during the war. This image shows happy civilians and soldiers at the end of the war. It helped us to understand how morale was affected by the war and how it has lifted at the end. Just a Good Afternoon's Work. 1941. Rachellau's BlogWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://rachellau.buzznet.com/user/journal/4029631/warrior-women/>. American women were called to work to keep American industry producing. This image shows women that their effort can help the war efforts. It helped us to understand how important the Home Front efforts were to the war. Larry Baker, 1945, V-Mail This was an actual V-mail sent from our grandfather to our grandmother. It was used for us to see the way V-mail was censored. Larry Baker, 1944, V-Mail This was used for us to see the original paper that VMail was written on. It is private property from our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1944, Personal Property

This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1944, Personal Property This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1945, Personal Property This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1945, Personal Property This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1945, Personal Property This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Larry Baker, 1945, Personal Property This photo helped us to understand what the war was like for the men that lived there. It is personal property of our grandfather. Launching party of Tang, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States. 1943. World War II Data Base, United States Navy. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=11719>. Morale during World War II was always changing. This picture shows both civilians and military personnel appearing to be happy. It helped us to understand how the morale of civilians and military personnel was impacted. Lejaren, Miller. World War Two Victory Mail, V-Mail. 1945. Crazy WebsiteWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.crazywebsite.com/Free-Galleries-01/USA_Patriotic/pgWWII_Posters_Vintage/Vintage_WWII_Patriotic_Posters_USA_Mail_Call_1_jp g.htm>. The postal service made advertisements to promote V-Mail. This photo is an advertisement to Americans to use V-Mail. It helped us to understand how important writing to the soldiers was considered.

Life Magazine, . Hollywood and Vine. 1944. Swing FashionistaWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.swingfashionista.com/2009/07/hollywood-vine-1944/>. Women in the 1940s kept their morale high. This site had images that showed happy women in Hollywood. It helped us to understand what life on the Home Front was like. Life Magazine, . Hollywood and Vine. 1944. Swing FashionistaWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.swingfashionista.com/2009/07/hollywood-vine-1944/>. Women in the 1940s kept their morale high. This site had images that showed happy women in Hollywood. It helped us to understand what life was like on the Home Front. Life Magazine, . N.d. Morale from HomeWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/general/19234-morale-home.html>. Mail was important to soldiers during the war. This image shows soldiers reading mail from home. It helped us to understand the importance of mail to the soldiers and how it made them feel. Life Magazine, . N.d. Morale from HomeWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/general/19234-morale-home.html>. Mail was important to soldiers during the war. This image shows soldiers reading mail from home. It helped us to understand the importance of mail to the soldiers and how it made them feel. Lovers. N.d. Angry Dog DesignsWeb. 25 Nov 2012. <http://angrydogdesigns.deviantart.com/art/WWII-V-Mail-Poster-Lovers188074638>. This shows a poster advertising V-Mail. It helped us to understand how important the US felt that using V-Mail was. Mail Call. N.d. Old Time Radio CatalogWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.otrcat.com/mail-call-p-1572.html>. Mail played an important role is keeping soldiers morale high. The pictures on this site helped us to understand how getting mail helped morale. Mail Call. N.d. Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/mailcall/3.html>.

Mail was important to soldiers during the war. This image shows soldiers reading mail from home. It helped us to understand how mail lifted the morale of the soldiers. Mailing to the Frontlines. 1945. Postal Museum Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/VictoryMail/introducing/photo1_index.html>. Mail was important to the soldiers during the war. This image shows a soldier looking through mail that was in a vehicle that was bombed. Seeing this picture helped us to understand how important the mail was to the soldiers. Miller, J. We Can Do It!. N.d. Studying AmericaWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.studyingamerica.com/2011/03/world-war-ii-art-propaganda.html>. American women were called to work to keep American industry producing. This image is an advertisement to women to do their part. It helped us to understand how important the role of women during the war was. M. Lambert, Harold. N.d. How Stuff WorksWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/rosie-riveter1.htm>. Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This picture shows a woman working in a factory to make war equipment. It helped us to understand how important the role of women in the war was. M. Lambert, Harold. N.d. How Stuff WorksWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/rosie-riveter1.htm>. Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This picture shows a woman working in a factory to make war equipment. It helped us to understand how important the role of women in the war was.

N.d. Free Images ArchiveWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <www.freeimagesarchive.com>. The soldiers in World War 2 were involved in many battles; this picture shows some of the conditions that the soldiers faced. It helped us to understand the harsh conditions on the War Front.

N.d. Paranormal KnowledgeWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.paranormalknowledge.com/articles/mankinds-worst-wars-andarmed-conflicts.html>.

The soldiers in World War 2 were involved in many battles; this picture shows some of the conditions that the soldiers faced. It helped us to understand the harsh conditions on the War Front.

N.d. n.p. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://postalmuseum.si.edu/mailcall/2c.html>. V-Mail helped to save space. This picture shows a soldier holding two rolls of film that equal many hundreds of pounds of written mail. It helped us to understand how much space was saved with V-Mail. N.d. We Interrupt this ProgramWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://library.umkc.edu/speccol/ww2/1939/interrupt.htm>. News was spread through the radio during World War II. This image shows what listening to the radio was like in the 1940s. It helped us to understand what life was like on the Home Front. N.d. World War 2 WallpaperWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://hdwallpapersdesktop.com/Military/World-War2/Wallpapers/imagepages/image12.htm>. There were many World War II soldiers. This image shows many of the men that depended on V-Mail from home to keep their morale high. This picture helped us to understand how many men were impacted by the war. N.d. lsuartWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://lsuart.net/ww2.htm>. Fighting on the War Front was dangerous. This picture helped us to understand the dangers of fighting on the War Front. Pre-printed greetings were popular forms of V-Mail: quick and expressive.. N.d. Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWeb. 27 Feb 2013. This image showed us another form of v-mail, which was pre printed greetings. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his now famous Infamy Speech on December 8, 1941 before a joint session of Congress. . 2012. Photo Curator Web. 27 Feb 2013. This image showed us Franklin D. Roosevelts speech to congress A Date that will Live in Infamy. Signing of the Tripartite Pact. From left: Saburo Kurusu, Galeazzo Ciano, Adolf Hitler. N.d. Imperial War Museum Web. 27 Feb 2013.

This image shows the axis powers signing the Tripartite treaty. It helped us visualize what it looked like when the three countries came together. Slettebo, Hallvard. V-mail sent to Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.. 1997-2012. The only recorded pictorial Boy Scout V-mails and AirgraphsWeb. 1 Mar 2013. Personal messages were often limited to words. Soldiers began drawing pictures to communicate as well. This image helped us to understand how soldiers could express themselves artistically. Spiegelburg, Joseph . 1945. Smithsonian National Postal Museum Web. 27 Feb 2013. This image was an example of v-mail. It showed us what the v-mail form looked like. The Best Thing to Leave... is a Letter. N.d. Martin AircraftWeb. 27 Feb 2013. This image showed us one of the ads from World War II. It encourages people to send mail to the soldiers. US Army Postal Service, . He's Sure to get V-Mail. N.d. ZazzleWeb. 23 Nov 2012. The postal service made advertisements to promote V-Mail. This photo is an advertisement to Americans to use V-Mail. It helped us to understand how important the government felt it was to use V-Mail. V-Mail . N.d. Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/VictoryMail/classroom/Background_Informati on.html>. V-Mail was first written on a blank full-sized form. This image shows what the original form looks like. It helped us to understand what the form looked like. V-Mail. 1943. Library of Congress, Washington DC. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oem2002007374/PP/>. V-mail was developed, washed and dried on a processing machine. This photo shows the process of developing V-Mail. It helped us to understand how v-mail was made. V-Mail from the War Zone. 1943. War Bird ForumWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.warbirdforum.com/vmail.htm>.

V-Mail was censored during World War II. This image shows V-Mail that was censored. It helps us to understand what the censored V-Mail looked like. V-Mail from the War Zone. 1943. War Bird ForumWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.warbirdforum.com/vmail.htm>. V-Mail was censored during World War II. This image shows V-Mail that was censored. It helps us to understand what the censored V-Mail looked like. V-Mail LC-USE6-D-008907. 1943. Library of Congress, Washington DC. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oem2002007375/PP/>. V-mail was sorted and prepared to be forwarded. This picture shows military personnel preparing V-Mail to be sent. It helps us to understand how they know where the v-mails go. V-Mail Letter; Unknown Author. N.d. Modern Retro WomanWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://modernretrowoman.com/2010/05/29/letters-to-home/>. The Government was allowed to censor soldiers mail. This image shows how some soldiers felt about that. It helps us to understand what the soldiers where felling about the government reading their mail. V Mail Poster WWII. N.d. WikipediaWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V_Mail_Poster_WW2.jpg>. The government wanted soldiers to hear from the Home Front often to keep morale high. This poster was an advertisement to use V-Mail. It helps us to understand the relationship to the soldiers from home. Wilson, 1st. Lt. . Savernake Ammunition Sub-depot. 1943. n.p. Web. 27 Feb 2013. World War II had many battles that used a lot of ammunition WPA Federal Art Project, . Censored WPA poster. 1943. WikipediaWeb. 25 Nov 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Censored_WPA_poster.jpg>. This shows an advertisement for censoring ourselves and what information we include in communication to soldiers. It helped us to understand how serious the military was about censoring mail.

You Choose Books World War ll, on the Home Front. N.d. The Children's WarWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com/2012/04/world-war-ii-on-homefront-by-martin.html>.

Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This picture shows a woman working in a factory to make war equipment. It helps us to understand that the women where keeping the community still going. 1941. Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom Materials/Pacific Northwest History/Lessons/Lesson 20/20.html>. American women were called to work to keep American industry producing. This image shows women that their effort could help the war efforts. It helps us to understand that the women could help the war.

1942. Explore PA History, Pennsylvania State Archives. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1-2-EDE>. American women were called to work to keep American industry producing. This image is an advertisement to women to do their part. It helps us to understand how the women support the war. 1944. Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://envhist.wisc.edu/contact.shtml>. Mail was important to soldiers during the war. This image shows soldiers in piles of mail from home. It helps us to understand that mail from their family was important. 40s Women. N.d. Guardian Guide: VintageWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://vintageguide.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2011/04/19/1940s/>. The Home Front morale was important to the soldiers. Good morale at home meant happy letters to the War Front. This image shows a group of happy women on the Home Front. It helps us to understand that women were happy to get good mail from the husbands. Your Never to Busy to Write V-Mail . N.d. Smithsonian National Postal Museum Web. 27 Feb 2013. This image was a newspaper ad encouraging people to write v-mail, and to buy the Emerson Electric Fan. It showed us what the women did on the home front because there was a picture of a woman writing v-mail, rocking a babys cradle, and ironing at the same time. Music

Dorsey, Tommy. "Indian Summer." Indian Summer. Tommy Dorsey. 1940. Internet Archive. Universal Music Publishing Group. Web. 2 Mar. 2013 Music played a large part in the way that soldiers morale was. This music helped us to understand the trends of the times. Love Letters-Victor Young. 2009. YouTubeWeb. 3 Mar 2013. Love-Letters was a movie that was produced about two people that wrote to each other during the war. This music helped us to understand how getting mail made them feel. Martha Tilton - I'll Walk Alone (1944) . 2012. YouTubeWeb. 2 Mar 2013. Our grandfather wrote in his letters Ill walk with you alone. This song helped us to understand why he signed his letters this way. Praise The Lord & Pass The Ammunition. 2010. YouTubeWeb. 2 Mar 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJfJPxLntZU>. During the war the music played an important role in the soldiers morale. This song is a reflection of music that was intended to increase their morale. Quotes H, Rick, dir. The Battle of Stalingrad. 2011. Film. 2 Mar 2013. The battles of the war were dangerous with a lot of ammunition. This quote helped us understand how dangerous the battles were. . Public Quotes. N.p., 23 2012. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://publicquotes.com/quote/33972/morale-is-the-state-of-mind.html>. Soldier morale was a big part of the war efforts. This site provided several quotes about soldier morale. It helps us to understand how soldiers actually felt during the war. "World War 2 Quotes." World War 2. World-War-2-info, 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2013. The president of the United States was in a tough position leading America into the war efforts because he had to defend the country but many lives were lost. This quote helped us understand how hard it was to lead the effort. "WW2 Quotes." WW2 Quotes. SecondWorldWarHistory.com, 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2013.

Hitler was a part of the leaders from the Axis group. These quotes helped us realize how set the Germans were on moving into war. Radio Hawkins, Coleman, Quintet, perf. Im in the Mood for Love. 1944. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://archive.org/details/ColemanHawkinsQuintet-ImInTheMoodForLove>. Music had a large role in boosting morale. This song describes what it was like to miss a soldier at war. It helps us to understand how people on the Home Front felt about their missing loved ones. "Pearl Harbor Bombing." NBC: New York, 1941. Radio. <http://www.otr.com/r-a-inew_pearl.shtml>. Radio was a way to spread news during the war. This segment announces the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. It helps us to understand what was going on during the war so the wives knew that their husbands were safe. Wingy Manone, Orchestra, perf. How Long Blues. 1939. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://archive.org/details/WingieManoneOrchestra-HowLongBlues>. Music had a large role in boosting morale. It helps us to understand what it was like to receive no mail at mail call. "V-Mail Promotion." . Radio. <http://www.authentichistory.com/1939-1945/2homefront/6-general/V_Mail_Promotion.html>. The United States Military wanted to keep the soldiers morale high. This is a reminder from Uncle Sam to use V-Mail to keep soldiers happy. It helps us to understand that the United States Military used v-mail to keep the soldiers happy. "4th Marine Division post office on Iwo Jima." Marine Corps Combat Recordings. 21 1945. Radio. <http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/VictoryMail/operating/index.html>. Radio was a way to spread news during the war. It helps us to understand men that worked in the production of V-Mail. Films

"Communication." PBS. PBS, Sept. 2007. Web. 09 Feb. 2013.

We watched this video to give us some background information on morale. This video helped us understand and know the morale of World War II. This video was a good learning tool because it explained the morale it told us how they felt. George W Bush Hacked! Self Portrait Revealed! .2013.Video.Youtube Web.14 2013. In this video, we learned about the Patriots Act which said that the government could view email which made people hack into President Bushs email. GI's View V-Mail WWII. Film. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAux2Yuync&feature=relmfu>. V Mail had to be written, mailed and developed. This film shows that process. It helps us to understand how it got processed. Home Front Responds WWII. Film. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAux2Yuync&feature=relmfu>. The Home Front was important to keep the soldiers morale high. This film shows the efforts of the people home. It helps us to understand that soldiers like V-Mail so they can write to their family. New Service Speeds Mail to US Troops. 1944. Film. 23 Nov 2012. <http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?ei=UTF-8&p=V-mail world war>. The V-Mail process had many steps to deliver the mail. This film highlights a few of the steps to deliver mail. It helps us to understand how there are steps in doing the process of v-mail. Shaggylocks, , prod. Private SNAFU - Spies (1943). 2008. Film. 9 Feb 2013. This video helped us to understand the mindset of the American citizens during the war and how important censorship of the people was. Sid Caesar on organizing dances to boost troop morale during WWII. 2011. Film. 9 Feb 2013. This video was an interview with a former soldier. It helped us to understand how the morale of a soldier could diminish. Cartoons Crookes, Bob. "The V-Mail." Your Place & Mine. BBC, n.d. Web. 9 Feb 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/topics/war/v_mail.sht ml>

The political cartoon explains what v-mail is but it is also a little more interesting than just reading about v-mail. The cartoon helped us because it gave us images of what v-mail is and the political cartoon also gave a little rhyme to go with the pictures. Mauldin, Bill. Bil Mauldin's Army. 1943. PBSWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/warletterscartoons/>. Mail was important for a soldiers morale to stay high. It helps us to understand how important mail was to the morale. Rosie the Riveter Cartoon 4. N.d. Women in WWIIWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://keepemflyingsoda.com/womeninwwii/homefront/rosie-the-riveterpropaganda/>. Women in America were left to fill the empty jobs that men left behind and raise a family. This cartoon shows how the women did all of that. It helps us to understand that the women had to do the men work because since their husbands in the war they need money to feed the kids . Executive Orders Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Executive Order 9357 Transferring the Functions of the Public Works Administration to the Federal Works Agency.," June 30, 1943. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=16423. Secondary Sources Books

Burleigh, Michael. Moral Combat: A History of World War II. New York: Harper, 2011. Print. From this book I learned more in detail about WWII.this book taught me more in depth about World War II. Jeffries, John W. Wartime America: The World War II Home Front. Chicago: I.R. Dee, 1996. Print. This book talks about the war front. From this book I learned more about the war front and the home front.

Roeder, George H. The Censored War: American Visual Experience during World War Two. New ed. New Haven: Yale UP, 1993. Print. The book talks about the American peoples opinions about World War II. From this book I learned that most of the American people thought that that the war was manipulated. Winston, Keith, and Sarah Winston. V-mail: Letters of a World War II Combat Medic. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1985. Print. This book is about a medic who works in World War II and writes letters to his wife in Philadelphia. From this book I have learned what some of the letter might have had written into them, the book also showed me how the solders felt during the war. Images Private?. N.d. Trst the AdvisorWeb. 25 Nov 2012. <http://thetrustadvisor.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/11/email_privacy.gif>. This picture shows an image of email and questions if it is private. This helps us to see a connection of V-Mail and E-Mail. Webpages . ""A Date Which Will Live in Infamy": FDR Asks for a Declaration of War ." History Matters. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Web. 26 Feb 2013. We used this website to get the transcript for Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech " A Date that will Live in Infamy '. . "Battlefield Injuries and Medicine ." netplaces. N.p.. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.netplaces.com/world-war-ii/the-horrors-of-war/battlefield-injuriesandThis web-site had explanations of the war front. This helped us to understand the battle field and its dangers. Bailey, Dick. "Our Constutional Rights." Our Constutional Rights. N.p.. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://ourconstitutionalrights.com/rights-pages/speech.html>. This web-site has an explanation of the Constructional Rights. It helped us understand how the censorship impacted soldiers rights.

. "Censorship! War Letters." American Experience. PBS. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/generalarticle/warletters-censorship/>. V-Mail was censored by the government. This website explained how they letters were censored and why it was considered legal.

. "first amendment: an overview." Legal Information Institution. Cornell Universtiy Law School, 19 2010. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment>.

This website explained to me the first amendment. It was very helpful because it helped me when I was trying understand how censorship is exactly the opposite of the first amendment.

Fox, Myron. "American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, 2000. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/generalarticle/warletters-censorship/>.

Censorship had to be done by very trusted people and very precisely. This site helped inform people about who censored mail, when it was censored, and how it was censored.

Hoyt, Alia. "Who was Rosie the Riveter?." How Stuff Works. Stuff Nation Newsletter, n.d. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/historicalfigures/rosie-riveter1.htm>. Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This site contained information that helped to understand the role that women filled. . "Lesson Twenty: Modern Society in the Pacific Northwest; The Second World War as Turning Point ." Washington.edu. Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom Materials/Pacific Northwest History/Lessons/Lesson 20/20.html>. Women in America filled the jobs for men at war. This site contained information that helped to understand the role that women filled.

. "Mail Call." Postal Museum. Smithsonian. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://postalmuseum.si.edu/mailcall/2c.html>. This website was helpful to us by gaining information about V-Mail during the Second World War. Staff, Writer. "WW2 Quotes." secondworldwarhistory. N.p.. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/ww2-quotes.asp>. This web-site has quotes about World War Two. It helped us to understand how people were feeling about the war. . "Victory Mail - Online Exhibit." Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Smithsonian. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/VictoryMail/index.html>. V -Mail was a way to keep the War Front and the Home Front during World War II in touch. It helps us to understand how this process was done.

. "War Powers Act of 1941." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p.. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Act_of_1941>. This web-site details how the government had the right to censor soldiers mail. It helps us to understand that the government went through the soldiers mail.

Williams, Michael. "Victory Mail of the Second World War." A Continuous Lean. N.p., 07 2007. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/08/07/victory-mail-of-the-second-worldwar/>. This website contained many historical facts about V-Mail. It helped us to understand how V-Mail was made. . "World War II History.com." Histor.com. History . Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii>. V-Mail was developed to keep soldiers in touch with the Home Front during World War II. This site explained the reasons behind the war. Maps N.d. wwnorton.comWeb. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/ralimage/map36wii.jpg>. This map helped to understand the location of World War Two.

E-Books Ford, Daniel. "V-Mail from the War Zone." War Bird Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov 2012. <http://www.warbirdforum.com/vmail.htm>. V-Mail was censored during the Second World War. This e-book helped us understand what censorship was. Graphs United States Unemployment Rate.Infoplease. Infoplease, 2005-2007.Web.14 Feb. 2013 When the US joined the war, many jobs were left open. From this we learned how the men at war affected the homefront and job rates. Fischer, Hannah. "American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics." The Navy Department Library. Knowledge Services Group, 13 Jul 2005. Web. 1 Mar 2013. The war caused many deaths. This data helped us to understand how large of a group of soldiers lost their lives. Videos 20th Century Flashbacks The Home Front 1941-1945. 2012. YouTubeWeb. 2 Mar 2013. The war effort was fought on the frontlines and the home front. This video helped us to understand the part that the people on the home front played. Binns, Stephen . "World War II on the Home Front Civic Responsibility." Smithsonian In Your Classroom. Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 2 Mar 2013. The home front was a place that was also affected by the war. This video helped us to understand how the home front was affected.

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