Unit 3 DBQ

War does not only consist of men on the front lines. A complete war against a country requires support from the rest of the people as well. Total War is the idea that minorities are involved in the war just by changing small things in their life. During WWII, it was essential that everyone was involved. The Industrial revolution helped to provide opportunities for minorities to help. Factories were opened and running at full speed during World War II and needed all occupations to be filled. During World War II, the American population changed their way of life, such as joining the military, changing jobs, buying war bonds, or conserving resources in order to participate in the war effort. The most direct way of supporting the war was to join the armed forces. However the military cannot enlist everyone or the country would have nobody to continue running the country. Civil defense helped to involve children and housewives. Document two shows how an elementary school child was taught to look for enemy planes. Anne Relphe was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, a special program designed for children to help the war effort. This shows how everybody was involved and felt ready to help when the time came. Anne Relphe says that she “We were never actually used, but we did have a sense of being prepared for something, for some time in the future.” Member of the army who had family members still at home caused their families to change their way of life drastically. Military families were caused overwhelming stress and anxiety when they learned that their Husband or Father was off for the front lines. These families felt obliged to help in every way they could. Document six served to show American families how they can help from their own k...

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...world that America was now in the position as global superpower. There is a reason behind being called the “United States of America.” People learned where there were weaknesses, such as equal rights. Up until the war, women were not typically allowed in laborious jobs like factories. The war demanded women to fill those spots and proved that women could be just as productive as men. We developed a new appreciation for agriculture. Since food was so important, farms had to be redesigned to produce food more efficiently. The war shifted the Nation in a new direction politically as well. Three issues troubled Americans immediately after the war. The government was becoming too big, the economy was controlled too much by the government, and Communism was infiltrating the United States. This caused us to become more conservative in an attempt to counter those issues.