85 million Americans hold war bonds
Permalink
https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/e69bd120-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-d
Copyright Not Evaluated
Descriptive Information
| Title | 85 million Americans hold war bonds |
| Description | Poster, color, 10 x 14 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office |
| Interpretation | The first Series E U.S. Savings Bond was purchased by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941. During WWII war bonds were a source of monetary income for the United States government. Americans were urged to buy war bonds and war savings stamps. Purchasing bonds was considerd not only patriotic, but also an investment in victory. While the initial goal of selling war bonds was to finance the war, it had the positive side-effect of raising morale on the home-front. By the end of the war 85 million Americans had invested in war bonds. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | World War II |
| Learning Standards | |
| Author or Creator | United States. Treasury Department. War Finance Division |
| Subject / Keywords | |
| Temporal Coverage | 1945 |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | ww20180p |
| Date Created | 37337 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Download Options
|
85 million Americans hold war bonds |