Impact Of Ww2 On Society

World War II impacted American life in a number of ways. It resulted in a tremendous loss of life, destroyed properties, and changed the role of women in society. Men went to war, leaving families behind. Factories changed from manufacturing peacetime products to wartime products. Women joined the workforce, filling military and non-military jobs left open by soldiers who had left to go to war. Changes were taking place throughout the United States. What happened during World War II has even affected today’s generation. The seeds of change that took place back then can be seen in so many aspects of society today. I will be discussing the Holocaust, the impact of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Japanese Americans, and the changing role of women …show more content…
The leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler, he created Germany as a powerful war machine. This machine destroyed the whole entire of Europe. However, in June 1940, Great Britain stand against of Germany. In the mid- June, Italy joined Germany’s side. The war started and it spread to Greece and Africa. Japan attacked Hawaii in their military bases in Pearl Harbor. By December 7,1971, the United States entered the war. Germany, Japan, and Italy formed the union called the Axis. The Allies were the United States, China, the Soviet Union and Great Britain. At the end of the war, the allies had about 50 nations. Germany forfeited on May 7,1945 and Japan forfeited on September 2,1945. Entire the Europe and Asia land was destroyed. Millions people died to starvation and being homeless. At the war, the United States and the Soviet Union became the most powerful nations in the war. At the beginning of the war, the United States refused to let refugees and immigrants into the country. People were fleeing away from Germany because people were put in the death camps in Auschwitz. The American already knew that people were fleeing away because of discrimination. Holocaust is the killing of millions of Jews and other “undesirables” people killed by the Nazi during the World War II (Norton). This started when a German dictator, Adolf Hitler, became power in Germany in 1933. His plan was to removed all the Jewish people and he wanted to take control …show more content…
People that lived in California, Oregon, and Washington was removed from the West Coast and send to “internment camp” (Norton). The Japanese was imprisoned because the United States was suspicious of the Japanese. They believed they have the connection with the bombing. The American government was angry at the Japanese because of their “sneak attack” attacking the Pearl Harbor. Also, the United States was scared that the west coast will be attacked too. They did not want any Japanese American or foreign-born Japanese to have connection with Japan. Some people in the economic battle with the Japanese Americans supported the internment. However, the Japanese resident could not become United States citizens or own any property. Before the eviction, the government wanted the Japanese American to sell all their property that worth $500 million to not even a fraction of the value (Norton). “Almost, 6,000 out of 120,000 internment renounced United States citizenship and ordered to send back to Japan” (Norton). Many of them wanted to show loyal to the United States. In the internment camps, the Japanese’s lived in barracks or a whole family lived in one room. In the room, they were provided with blankets, a bed, and one light bulb. They had to share their bathroom and showers with everyone. In the camp they were able to do laundry and eat. However, they did not