Summary: Did WWII End The Great Depression

WWII was filled with constant terror and unexpected attacks. On December 7, 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack devastated most of the pacific fleet stationed in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack left an aftermath of 2,403 Americans dead, 12 battleships sunk, and 150 aircraft destroyed (Japanese Attack). After the attack many Americans were filled with fear and anger. Only one day after the attack, President FDR signs the declaration of war against Japan (US declares war on Japan). The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the divided US to unify as one on going to war against the Axis powers.

The new deal might not have totally finished the Great Depression but rather it improved the circumstance. The depression didn't end until World War II. However, it influenced individuals to have more expectation, it utilized a large number of individuals and enhanced the economy.Perhaps if their was more of the new deal it would have completely ended the depression but there was more good effects than bad.For numerous years, most financial experts trusted that the New Deal was the wellspring of recuperation from the Great Depression. The regular view depended on a couple of straightforward perceptions, the most focal of which were that the most noticeably awful years of the Great Depression as far as the two noteworthy macroeconomic factors

“The Japanese plan was simple: Destroy the Pacific Fleet. That way, the Americans would not be able to fight back as Japan’s armed forces spread across the South Pacific. On December 7, after months of planning and practice, the Japanese launched their attack. In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. Most important, almost 2,500 men were killed and another 1,000 were wounded. On December 8, Congress approved Roosevelt’s declaration of war. Three days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy declared war against the United States. For the second time, Congress reciprocated. More than two years after the start of the conflict, the United States had entered World War II” (History.com).

During World War II the United States began to manufacture war materials to support its allies through lucrative government defense contracts as automobile factories like Ford and General Motors put aside their usual business operations and began to produce tanks and airplanes, shipyards too expanded their operations . The demand for war equipment naturally increased the demand for labor and as a result helped pull the American economy out of the grips of the Great Depression. Then as the unthinkable happened, on December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which drew many young American men into the battlefield.

The Great Depression can be considered the true test of American resilience. Americans faced many adversities and struggled to make it through each day. The Great Depression did not begin on one single day, but was something that had been stirring for many months prior. The day of the stock market crash, October 29, 1929, everything came to head and from that day on America was thrust into a terrible economic depression which would take over 10 years to recover from (Gitlin 58). The economic depression did not occur overnight but was series of events which accumulated in the recession of the economy. Once America entered World War I, it was thrust into a time of prosperity, but as the end of war came closer so did an end to the good times (Gitlin 8). Soldiers were coming home expecting to collect the benefits of the war, which everybody else had received but instead were faced with the prospect of being unemployed and the start of the economy 's downfall. The problem was although the war was over, the mass productions still continued to flood the market. Producers continued to manufacture goods at wartime levels, leading to a surplus of products in circulation and thus forcing the prices to drop (George 14). The time after World War I became known as one of the most difficult times in American history. Many Americans were unemployed and struggled to provide for their families. But on September 1, 1939, Germany

With men out to war, many African Americans and woman were able to work for the first time, while producing more steel and weapons than ever before. At first, FDR believed that it was best for the United States to stay out of the war, or take up Isolationism. However, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR believed it was time to get personal. Just days after the Pearl Harbor attack, America officially entered the war. However, FDR did not enter the war without a full proof plan. He knew America had one of the largest military's in the world, and he would use that to his advantage. Drafts were established, and the military grew. FDR knew that when the US became allies with Britain and later, Russia, they would stop Germany in it's tracks. FDR met with the allies and decided to take the defeat slowly and start at one country at a time. He used his brains to trick the axis powers, and with the help of the allies, Germany and Japan were

On December 7, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan, and subsequently caused the rest of the Axis powers to declare war on them, engaging America in World War II. This led to massive change in the American lifestyle, as industry began maximizing production to supply the military with war supplies. As a result, the gap in American employment that was created by the Great Depression was quickly filled, in a race to occupy the large amount of new jobs which sprung up. Along with this, the need to get workers to meet the rate of production needed to win the war led the government to “increase

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, The Empire of Japan launched a surprise offensive against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They also simultaneously attacked additional U.S. bases in the Philippines and British Imperial bases in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The purpose of these attacks was to cripple the United States’ pacific fleet and prevent it from interfering with The Empire of Japan’s aggressive actions in south-east Asia. The attacks left 3,500 Americans dead or wounded, 149 planes and two battleships destroyed, and four other battleships heavily damaged. (Wakida, 1) Following these attacks, the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, went before congress and asked for an immediate declaration of war against Japan. Congress obliged and the United States quickly entered World War

The United States, at the time of World War II, was facing an economic depression which concerned the American public and President Roosevelt because they knew that America’s involvement with the war was inevitable. Most resources state that “the United States entered World War II largely unprepared” (America and Word War II 610). However, due to the fact that while preparing for the war there was an increase in economic growth, African Americans and women became more involved in industry and the military, and President Roosevelt incorporated several acts and embargos that encouraged Americans to produce more supplies as well as permitted Britain and France to purchase goods from the United States, it can be argued that America was in fact

In 1941 the world was in chaos; In Europe the German army was using a Blitzkrieg method to dominate Europe. The Pacific had Japan jumping islands and expanding their empire. All this time America sat out of the war. Then on December, Seventh 1941 it all changed. Japanese planes destroyed twenty U.S ships,300 planes, and 2,000 soldiers and sailors lost their lives.1 After that America joined the war on the Allies side against the Axis. Pearl Harbor changed foreign policy, changed the American Economy and Hawaii , and started the growing military strength of the U.S military.

On December 7, 1941 Japanese planes and submarines delivered a surprise attack on the United States naval and air bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, with the support of Congress, President Roosevelt declared war on the country of Japan. This event marked the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II. Because of the Japanese nation’s small size, many people question why they decided to attack Pearl Harbor when so much could’ve gone wrong. The attacks major aims was to hold up the United States fleet long enough to keep them from interfering with Japan’s conquests. This included the Japanese strategies to expand their empire worldwide, the quest for desired resources, and plans to make sure military procedures were safe to move forward.

From 1929 to 1945, two catastrophes occurred: the Great Depression and World War II. American political leaders established a cause-effect relationship between economic collapse and total war, based on these two events, which defined their policy approach in the post-war period. In the 1930s, American leadership, and most importantly, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, came to view economic decline, political radicalization, and instability as forming a vicious cycle that led to utter chaos and war. Although FDR did not know the future consequences of the economic fallout, he did know that breaking the cycle was of systemic importance. FDR’s policy platform, known as the New Deal, disregarded the historical wariness for government intervention and boldly connected economic security to freedom. Essentially, he attempted to push the American system to its limit in order to save it. Even with conservative elements constantly attempting to restrain his initiatives, FDR expanded his focus in the latter years of the 1930s to include international affairs as war broke out in Europe, Africa, and Asia. FDR and other government elites openly talked about the responsibility America had to build a new world order.

Ah yes the million-dollar question, did WWII end the Great Depression. To answer this and have a consensus of global economist might just earn this MAH student a Nobel Peace Prize. There is no doubt that the Great Depression ended with the ending of WWII, not the beginning. Therefore, I would say that it is a safe to support the theory that yes, WWII ended the Great Depression. Clearly, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policy of government spending and John Maynard Keynes tax and spend economic theory was not working. Yet, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was certainly willing to try Keynesian economics in an effort to jump-start the sluggish American economy, between 1929 and 1939.

Many ask, “Did the Deal really end the Great Depression?” The plain and simple answer is no. The New Deal did not ultimately end the Great Depression; that title would go to World War Two. But the question is, did Roosevelt’s New Deal help facilitate the problems during the Great Depression? Many people would say yes, in view that the fact that the New Deal provided millions of people jobs, paychecks, and deposited money into a bank account, many things that would be not possible for Americans in the 1930s. Additionally, the New Deal gave many Americans inspiration and a sense of hope that the federal government is putting an effort to make the American life better.

The Great Depression, lasting ten years (1929-1939) began after the stock market crash in October 1929. This was the longest economic downturn in the western part of the world. (Staff) The unemployment rate had dropped to 19 percent. In 1939 World War two had begin and the economy was starting to pick up needing to provide food, equipment and medical services for the war. Was the war the reason the economy begin growing again?