HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
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The war stimulated the US economy, as the US sold war supplies to the Allies creating jobs
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People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
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The British loaned the US money in order to receive their help against the Nazis
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the war 17 million new civilian jobs were created, industrial productivity increased by 96 percent, and corporate profits after taxes doubled. The government expenditures helped bring about the business recovery that had eluded the New Deal.
Detailed explanation-2: -As millions of men and women entered the service and production boomed, unemployment virtually disappeared. The need for labor opened up new opportunities for women and African Americans and other minorities. Millions of Americans left home to take jobs in war plants that sprang up around the nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War.