[WW2 General Question] How closely would the average citizen (say from USA) be following world war 2?

by isaw81

I am listening to the most recent Hardcore History detailing the battles in the east and it just made me wonder how closely the average person at the time was following the war? Dan Carlin is so colorful with his description it makes me think the average person would be following the moves of each nation almost like a sports team; however, I thought much of the purpose of the “Supernova in the East” episodes was because the average American (generalizing) is not as familiar with what went on in the east vs the west. So I am curious as to what the level an average citizen may pay attention so to speak. Also sorry if this has been answered before!

Georgy_K_Zhukov

This old answer of mine should be of interest.