WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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Because the U.S. still had a lot of unemployed workers and unused factories because of the depression.
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We had faster workers.
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We used child labor.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -That force had to be supplied with the uniforms, guns, tanks, ships, warplanes, and other weapons and equipment needed to fight. With its vast human and material resources, the United States had the potential to supply both itself and its allies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Besides turning industries around to wartime production, U.S. industries also supplied much of the military equipment needed by the Allies, including the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -The companies that manufactured wartime goods also created millions of new jobs, thus easing the unemployment problem.
Detailed explanation-4: -America was the only that saw an expansion of consumer goods despite wartime rationing. BY 1944, as a result of wage increases and overtime pay, real weekly wages before taxes in manufacturing were 50 percent higher than in 1939. The war also created entire new technologies, industries, and associated human skills.