Question

Why were Americans asked to plant victory gardens? Check all of the boxes that apply.

So that there would be more food to go around on the home front

So that soldiers, marines, and sailors would have enough

So that they could earn extra money to buy war bonds

Answer 1

- So that there would be more food to go around on the home front — Yes.
- So that soldiers, marines, and sailors would have enough — Yes (indirectly: home gardening freed commercial food for the military).
- So that they could earn extra money to buy war bonds — No. Victory gardens were for personal consumption and to relieve pressure on the food supply, not primarily a source of income.