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Lesson 32
Effects of World War II on the US
Growth of Federal Power The US government grew even more during
World War II than it had during the depression. Government regulation of the economy
War production Rationing
Government Spending 1939 - $8.9 billon 1945 - $95.2 billion
The US would spend $341 billion on the war Taxes paid only 30% of the cost Deficit spending War bonds – $185 billion
The Homefront
War Production Board auto industry
Jobs Women “Rosie the Riveter”
National War Labor Board – 1942 Fair Employment Practices Committee
African-Americans Hispanics – bracero program
Suspension of Civil Liberties
Japanese Interment Camps 120,000 people 70,000 US citizens 30,000 served in the military
Selective Service Act of 1940 Banned racial discrimination in recruitment and
training. Military units were still segregated. 1 million blacks served overseas
“Red Ball Express”
Transition to Peacetime
GI Bill of Rights – 1944 Low-interest loans Education tuition assistance
50% of Veterans
Post-war Booms
Housing Levittowns
suburbs
Baby Boom 1946-1964 30 million Americans born