<P> Many artists and writers knew that keeping up morale was important, but considerable debate arose over whether to go for light frivolous diversions, or to impress the severity of the war to stir up support . </P> <P> Authors of fiction were encouraged to show their characters buying warbonds, conserving, planting victory gardens, and otherwise acting war - mindedly; characters could refrain from calling loved ones to avoid straining the phone system, or a romance would start when a man and woman carpooled . </P> <P> Many stories were set in the frontier era or on family farms, to emphasize traditional virtues such as hard work, innocence, piety, independence and community values . </P> <P> The Office of Civil Defense was created to inform Americans what to do in case of enemy attack . Within a day of the attack of Pearl Harbor, it produced pamphlets describing what to do in event of an air raid . It also promoted civilian morale, and its emblems helped remind people that the war was continuing . </P>

How did the entertainment industry contribute to the us war effort during world war 2