During World War II, US civilians in the war took part in many activities to support and supply the on going war. Women were a major part of the war effort. More then 350,000 women joined auxillary services which ranged from making military uniforms to building bomber airplanes. Some women also joined the armed forces. Food was being rationed to help conserve food for the men at war; from chocolate to meat, these foods were being rationed to help provide more food for the war. Where the war was happening, many civilians formed and collaborated resistance groups to repel the Axis power. The resistance took action by: sabotage, assaults, assassination and more passive ways such as: intelligence gathering, refusing to submit. Many civilians also died from attacks during World War II. The bombing of Great Britain, Germany and Japan resulted in many deaths and also the systematic killing of people, particularly the Jews. This systematic killing of Jews was called "The Holocaust". After the end of WWII, many Allied troops discovered many concentration camps that held Jews, Homosexuals or any other inferior people considered by Hitler. About 5.7 million people perished during this event.

(Picture above: Dutch resistance with soldiers of the 101st airborne in Eindhoven during Operation Market Garden in 1944.)

(Picture above: A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif.)

(Picture above: Germany soldiers executing Jews.)