WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN WWII
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Organized labor unions
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America’s involvement in World War II
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Entrance of women into the workforce
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Conservation and rationing of resources
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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: -During the war, more than 12 million Americans were sent into the military, and a similar number toiled in defense-related jobs. Those war jobs seemingly took care of the 17 million unemployed in 1939. Most historians have therefore cited the massive spending during wartime as the event that ended the Great Depression.
Detailed explanation-3: -A combination of the New Deal and World War II lifted the U.S. out of the Depression.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was already having a positive effect on some of the worst aspects of The Great Depression, but it was America’s entrance into World War II that made the Depression officially end.