Impact of WW2

Question 1

What major transformation did WW2 bring to the US economy?

Answer 1

Strenghthened federal government and increased govermrntal intervention and control over the economy.

Question 2

How did FDR’s presidency impact unemployment rates during ww2?

Answer 2

the government took over industries, fixed wages and prices, and implemented production quotas, resulting in low unemployment despite rationing.

Question 3

What role did federal spending play in the American economy through government contracts and increased taxtation?

Answer 3

It boosted the economy through government contracts and increased taxation.

Question 4

How did government spending during WW2 affect regional development?

Answer 4

It led to the development of the West coast, particuarly California, but negatively impacted the South due to lack on industrialisation.

Question 5

What was the impact of WW2 on women’s workforce participation?

Answer 5

Women joined the workforce in significant number, but many were et go post-war and returned to lower-paid work.

Question 6

What are the expectation of a healthy democracy, as discused in the context of ww2?

Answer 6

equality of opportunity, jobs, security, endign special privelege, and pressing civil liberties.

Question 7

What wa the GI bill of rights, and what did it achieve?

Answer 7

Provided education and mortgage assistance, leading to a housing boom.

Question 8

What forms of discrimination persisted during WWII despite FDR’s claims of equality?

Answer 8

Racism and anti-semitism persisted, affecting minorities differently.