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| Title | Hit back with your war savings |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1939 to 1945 |
| Description | Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd., London. |
| Interpretation | Prior to World War II, British citizens had for many years been the most highly taxed wage earners in the world. Yet from the beginning of the war to March 1943, the British people had put over twenty billion dollars into war savings. The popular campaigns of the war - Spitfire Funds (1940), War Weapons (1941), Warships (1942), Wings for Victory (1943), and Salute the Soldier (1944) - encouraged donors by pointing out specific items their contributions could purchase, much as the War Savings Bonds campaigns in the United States. The economic importance of these savings campaigns in Britain lay in their anti-inflationary effect. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | World War II; |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 13 Science, Technology and Society; 14 Political Systems; |
| Author or Creator | Great Britain. The National Savings Committee |
| Subject / Keywords | World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain; War posters, Great Britain; World War II; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Great Britain; |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | ww20288p |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4063914682002_ww20288p.jpg |
