Work Force During Ww2

World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945. This war killed more people and destroyed more property than any other war with fifty-nine countries being involved in(2). Pearl Harbor, the first sneak attack by another country on US soil was a pivotal beginning to the war for the United States. There were many reasons for the United States to get involved into the war and help its allies, but it was Pearl Harbor which forced us into it. Because of Pearl Harbor, Hitler and the crimes against humanity that he committed it justified United States entry into the war.

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.

From 1941 to the end of World War II, the United States had many things to focus on. “President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941” . The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. After the attack, repairs in Hawaii were being made. The soldiers that survived the attack of Pearl

World War Two opened the door for the women of the AAGPBL to take a huge role in the American public. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, becoming the largest attack on American soil until the events of 9/11. The United States went to war almost immediately, sending out military grade men between the ages of 18 and 39 to fight in the war between the German and Japanese forces. With the war requiring so many men who would usually be populating the workforce, a sudden unexpected labor shortage emerged. This was only amplified when the need for machines of

It was the year 1940, during World War II, where Hitler is his allies controlled most of Europe and threaten to control the world. Since Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the United States congress finally agreed to enter the war against Germany and its allies after having remained neutral during the war. On October 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Service and Training Act, which required all male citizens between the ages of 26 and 35 to register for the military draft, and American women to volunteer for wartime service in factories and shipyards to produced munitions and war supplies for the American military. These women took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military (Franklin).

Before World War II the United States had a horrible economy many people weren`t working the country was just getting worse and worse. The United States getting brought into the war was a horrible mistake for the axis but an amazing tragedy and advantage for the United States. Pearl Harbor was a tragedy leaving American lives dead and an army base destroyed. As the men went off to war the women stepped in taking men`s jobs and helping the war effort. After the war the United States economy did a complete 180 and they were left booming.

Along the same lines as the widely perceived view that the United States went to war in the Middle East in response to 9-11, the attack on Pearl Harbor is seen as the reason the US entered World War Two. While the Japanese attack of December 7 was the spark to enter the war, the interests of industry within the United States were to mobilize for war which would require one of the largest cumulative orders for American goods ever. The strong economic relationships between the United States and Europe had been placed in jeopardy due to the conquests of the German forces, and even before the attacks on Pearl Harbor, titans of industry sought ways to protect their markets abroad. The immense economic and military growth that occurred with World War Two is the platform that all intervening foreign policy has been based upon, and the goals of American involvement abroad could be

After the bombing at Pearl Harbor, America jumped right back in it, economy wise. As a result of the war, many jobs were created. Military forces needed weapons and uniforms along with soldiers. The only down side to the war starting for

World War II, lasting from 1939 to 1945, had a major effect on the American psyche. Prior to the war, America was still recovering from the Great Depression. Many people were desperate and unemployed. Germany was fuming over the measures of the Versailles Treaty that ended World War I. China and Japan had been at war since 1931 when the Japanese invaded Manchuria. Hitler was developing a plan to take over European countries. Meanwhile, the United States were passing several Neutrality Acts, trying to avoid getting involved in another war. The isolationists were head-to-head with interventionists, battling over the idea of the United States entering into the Second World War.

On December 7th, 1941, the United States of America was heaved into World War II after Japan attacked the American naval convoy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day after the Japanese’s surprise attack, America and Great Britain both declared war on Japan. The Second World War was histories greatest and most noteworthy armed conflict. It served as the environment for the current arrangement of security and intellect, and for the postwar power stability that shaped the agenda for the Cold War. World War II partook with around 50 allied nations, one of the most renowned was The United States of America.3 The American industry provided almost two-thirds of all of the allied military equipment produced during the war, and because of this, in four years alone, Americas industrial production doubled in size even with it already being the largest at the time. After the attack, everyday living throughout the nation was considerably affected. Normal goods such as food, gas, and clothing were rationed heavily.1 The communities created scrap metal drives and changed the standard role of women in order to build necessary weaponries to win the war.1 Even though America was experiencing great economic growth, undoubtedly this war and its associated atrocities would have a death toll of around 50 million military and civilian peoples, in the military deaths alone The United States of America lost 400,000.1 World War II not only disturbed the economy of the United States, but it also

This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did women working factory jobs change feminine roles in society? The years from 1939 to 1945 will be the focus of this investigation, to allow for an analysis of women’s employment before and during the war.

The main reason that caused the US entry into WW2, was when Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition, when Germany invading Poland, the World War II began in 1939 until 1945. Therefore, this war had effect on the nation's economy and society. When the US entered into WW2, it had a great effect on the nation’s economy since the government increased control of the economy because it ended The Great Depression. In addition, during World War II, there was a growth in the Americans auto industry since many factories produced tanks, planes, and cars.

On December 7th 1941 the United States was hit with an attack from the Japanese known as the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States had absolutely no way to see this attack coming. As a result the United States entered WWII. Our precedent in the war made a gigantic impact on those fighting. An impact that still remains to this day.

On December 7, 1941, the United States Naval Base in Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighters, catching the country off guard. Hundreds of planes were destroyed and battleships still filled with crew members sank to their watery graves. A total of 2,403 American were killed in just a matter of minutes. The following day, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt requested that Congress declare war on Japan and allow the United States to enter into World War II. Roosevelt’s request was granted and in that instant things dramatically changed quickly for Americans (Coleman 6). Factories were no longer producing items such as bicycles or automobiles. Instead wartime products such as tanks, machine guns, and aircraft engine parts were being manufactured.

The World War II, also called The Second World War, began when the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, and when the Germans and the Japanese finally surrendered in 1945, the War ended. The United States entered the war after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941. During World War II, the world was divided into two major forces: Axis and Allies. The United States, Britain, The Soviet Union and the French resistance were the Allies, while Germany, Italy, and Japan were the main powers that formed the Axis. Throughout this time, the United States was giving all kinds of support to the Allies, such as armies, weapons, money and other things. The economic development in the United States had become much stronger and more