Introduction:The United States of America was initially neutral during World War II, but was slowly forced into the war. Eventually, the United States officially declared war after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii without any warning. On December 8, 1942, the United States declared war on Japan. This war would bring devastation to all countries involved and the entire world in general. The United States was not only fighting wars abroad against the Japanese and Germans, but it was also fighting its own domestic battle, very different from that fought outside its borders. The war had two parts, one abroad and one at home. The United States government felt it needed the approval and unconditional support of its citizens, but not all citizens, Japanese Americans, were excluded; they were thought to be helping the enemy Japan. These evil thoughts later proved disastrous for Japanese American citizens. The United States badly needed material support to win the war, material support from its citizens that was in short supply given the state of the world at that time. But to get Americans to give up their normal lives and their precious possessions, they had to convince them. This led to the creation of the Office of War Information. The OWI, Office of War Information, was very effective in the war efforts. This convinced American citizens that they had to sacrifice everything for their country. Americans, men and women, young and old, agreed to step up and help. They accepted the rationing of essential goods without protest. They agreed to imprison their fellow citizens (Japanese Americans). They were content to live in conditions of extreme poverty, lack of food, fuel, metal, c...... middle of paper ......chneider and Dorothy Scheneider, 55-56 years old. New York: Facts on File, Inc, 2003. In An eyewitness Hisotry World War II, by Carl J. Schneider and Dorothy Scheneider, 86-87. New York: Facts On File, Inc, 203. In An Eyewitness History World War II, by Carl J. Schneider and Dorothy Schneider, 1-2. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2003. In I Am An American, by Jerry Stanley, 25. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1995. In Major Problems in the history of World War II, by Mark A. Stoler, 53-56. Newyork: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. Prelude to War. Directed by Frank Capra. Performed by Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré Walter Huston. 1942. Weinberg, Sydney. "What to Tell America: The Writers' Feud at the War Information Bureau." The Journal of American History, June 1968: 73-89. In Home Front USA, by Allan M. Winkler, 43. Wheeling, IL: Harlan Davidson, Inc.., 2012.