In December of 1941, America received a devastating blow at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii from the Imperial Army of Japan. America is blindsided by the attack in the morning and lose thousands of men. The nation loses several ships and is ready to take action. The very next day Roosevelt declares war on Japan in his famous speech where he states “Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.” (Buchanan) Roosevelt was prepared to fight, and so was the rest of America.
The U.S. was in the midst of the worst depression in American history and needed a way to get …show more content…
Normal productions were rationed as the immediate need for war materials became a necessity. Since we would be fighting a war on two fronts, we would have to majorly step up the war production to be able to keep up with the demand. Regular car factories cut production of regular vehicles and had to make vehicle parts for military vehicles.
The unemployment rate dropped rapidly as the production of war materials were a necessity at the time. Roosevelt’s “plan” seemed to have been a success as many people now had jobs making war materials for decent wages.
At this time many females now held jobs due to the lack of men. This is where the famous ‘Rosie the Riveter’ poster comes from. It shows that women were capable of working ‘men’s jobs’. Teens too were hired to meet the demand, so many of them left school in order to work in the …show more content…
The stats say a lot about the country. America was in a recession after the stock market crash of 1929 as nearly everything, (GDP, unemployment, ect.) were at all time worsts. As soon as war was declared and people went to work, the economy sky rocketed. The GNP went from 800 in 1938 to over 1,500 by the end of the war in 1945. The amount of female workers was at an all time high, as well as the average household income, and more teens in factories than ever. (Goodwin) Many could say that Roosevelt was successful, that is if this was planned. Even though the war caused a small recession afterwards, getting involved in the war benefitted the country’s economy. Millions of lives in the war had been lost but it is speculated that it was worth trying to help the country. In the end it pulled the country from the depression and boosted almost all economic areas. Roosevelt would die in 1945 but thanks to his ‘decision’ it made America a better
The U.S. was in the midst of the worst depression in American history and needed a way to get …show more content…
Normal productions were rationed as the immediate need for war materials became a necessity. Since we would be fighting a war on two fronts, we would have to majorly step up the war production to be able to keep up with the demand. Regular car factories cut production of regular vehicles and had to make vehicle parts for military vehicles.
The unemployment rate dropped rapidly as the production of war materials were a necessity at the time. Roosevelt’s “plan” seemed to have been a success as many people now had jobs making war materials for decent wages.
At this time many females now held jobs due to the lack of men. This is where the famous ‘Rosie the Riveter’ poster comes from. It shows that women were capable of working ‘men’s jobs’. Teens too were hired to meet the demand, so many of them left school in order to work in the …show more content…
The stats say a lot about the country. America was in a recession after the stock market crash of 1929 as nearly everything, (GDP, unemployment, ect.) were at all time worsts. As soon as war was declared and people went to work, the economy sky rocketed. The GNP went from 800 in 1938 to over 1,500 by the end of the war in 1945. The amount of female workers was at an all time high, as well as the average household income, and more teens in factories than ever. (Goodwin) Many could say that Roosevelt was successful, that is if this was planned. Even though the war caused a small recession afterwards, getting involved in the war benefitted the country’s economy. Millions of lives in the war had been lost but it is speculated that it was worth trying to help the country. In the end it pulled the country from the depression and boosted almost all economic areas. Roosevelt would die in 1945 but thanks to his ‘decision’ it made America a better