Essay: How World War II Changed America

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One of the most gruesome and horrendous wars in history has completely changed the face of the earth and how we know it today. The main reason WWII was significant is because it abolished the older world system. Another reason it was important is because the way the United States functioned completely changed. Conceptual art ties the bond between the feelings of the people and the horrendous things going on in Europe, it was used in a way where the art itself wasn’t amazing but it spoke a clear message. World War II changed American, along with the entire world, immensely. “Through this war resolved problems from World War I and symbolizes the end of the Great Depression, it also led to the Cold War (and thereby division of Korea, Germany, local wars in Vietnam and others)” (Widodo, Meutia). As Widodo talks about on her blog, the war didn’t affect the US in a negative way (until Pearl Harbor) much and because of our military and industrial exports we became a powerful country. At the time so did Russia, which leads into the Cold War. …show more content…

“Food, gas and clothing were rationed. Communities conducted scrap metal drives. To help build the armaments necessary to win the war, women found employment as electricians, welders and riveters in defense plants.” (History.com Staff). The United States had to change in order to succumb to the wars needs but at the same, time making sure the citizens needs were met. Experts in the area talk about the urban growth during the war and how previously the Great Depression ceased it (History, Digital). Cities would boom due to the fact that companies would need more workers to produce a mass amount of special items for the war. Items such guns, ammunition, tanks, vehicles, aircraft, missiles, and ships were all being built in factories that cities boomed

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