Welcome, kittens and dawgs to another chapter in All Thing Vintage!
Today’s alphabet letter prompt “W” is for War Bonds. What are War Bonds? War Bonds were popular during the WWI and WWII. The way I understand War Bonds is basically the government is borrowing the money from the citizens to finance the war. Let’s say, Willie Wigglepants buys a $25 war bond for $18. In 10 years the bond reaches its maturity at which time its face value earns Mr. Wigglepants a small return on the money Uncle Sam borrowed. This means to raise funds to support wars made many uncomfortable to invest in a new uncertain market and others saw it as a means of coercion to be patriotic.
I thought it would be fun nonetheless to look at the old patriotic propaganda used to sell War Bonds.
People who love their country, like I do, are patriotic and proud. They want to serve the best they can by joining a branch of the military or national guard or other volunteer posts, but misuse of government influence over its people is rarely tolerated and often results in a backlash as saw during WWII with disappointing sells of the war bond.
Applauds and special thanks to the incredible A2Z Team for hosting all the April fun!
Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Heather M. Gardner
Jeremy @ Hollywood Nuts
AJ Lauer
Pam @ An Unconventional Librarian
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing
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