The document provides background information on America's entry into World War II and policies on the home front during the war. It discusses Americans' isolationist views after WWI, the debate between isolationists and interventionists, the passing of the Lend-Lease Act to aid Britain, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor which brought the US into the war, rationing of goods via ration books and stamps, and the roles of women during the war through organizations like WAVES and as "Rosie the Riveters".