USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -When Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the United States found itself in the war it had sought to avoid for more than two years. Mobilizing the economy for world war finally cured the depression.

Detailed explanation-2: -The War put the American people back to work. In 1940 the unemployment rate was at 14.6%. In 1941 the employment rate had dropped to 9.9% and by 1944 had dropped to 1.2% (Hing 1). “War expenditures soon revived the economy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Congress created The Works Progress Administration (WPA) which offered work relief for thousands of people. The end to the Great Depression came about in 1941 with America’s entry into World War II.