![]() ![]() Although the United States entered the war in 1917, there had been very little planning or recognition of the British and other Allies' problems on their homefronts. The home front saw a systematic mobilization of the entire population and the entire economy to produce the soldiers, food supplies, munitions, and money needed to win the war. This involvement changed the course of the war and directly affected children's daily life, education, and family structures in the United States. Tens of millions of parents took war jobs or joined voluntary organizations such as the Red Cross. Meanwhile, every farm, town and city, and every economic sector, was mobilized for the war effort. By summer 1918, they were trained and shipped to France at the rate of 10,000 military personnel a day. The United States was involved in World War I for the last 19 months of the war (April 1917 to November 1918), 4,355,000 men were conscripted into service. Main article: United States home front during World War I The Office of War Information and other agencies implemented programs and created posters and pamphlets to encourage war support. This was a way to mobilize public opinion and shame adults who did not donate. Similarly, Woodrow Wilson called on children involved in youth organizations to help collect money for war bonds and stamps in order to raise money for the war effort. Additionally, as the male workforce left for battle, mothers and sisters began working in factories to take their positions, and the family dynamic began to change this affected children as they had less time to spend with family members and were expected to grow up faster and help with the war effort. No one has estimated how many orphans resulted. military died in the war, far fewer than combatants from other countries. Louis, Missouri, Red Cross office in 1917 Due to feedback from the Toontown community, a high quality version of the map was released in an update on September 18, 2019.Drawing by Marguerite Martyn of two women and a child knitting for the war effort at a St.Sellbot Headquarters was connected to The Brrrgh, Cashbot Headquarters was connected to Daisy Gardens, Lawbot Headquarters was connected to Construction Zone, and Bossbot Headquarters was connected to Donald's Dreamland.In place of Chip 'n Dale's Acorn Acres, Construction Zone was going to be a playground revolving around construction antics. ![]() In place of Goofy Speedway, Goofy Stadium was going to be a playground based on Goofy the Sportsman.Funny Farm was going to be a playground that was inspired by black and white cartoons.The current map contains remnants of such areas alongside original illustrations of every Cog headquarters in different spots. During early development of Toontown Online, there were three areas named Funny Farm, Goofy Stadium, and Construction Zone planned that were scrapped, but appeared in the original map when it was first conceptualized.A blog post published by Hysterical Harry on August 26, 2019, confirms that the Toon Council once stated that they plan to build a new playground under the cloud one day. A mysterious cloud crept up just off the outskirts of Minnie's Melodyland, which appeared on the map since May 3, 2015. ![]()
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