Huge Assignments....

HIS 105 WEEK 6

Part 1: Post a Response

By the late 1930s, the US was still dealing with the Great Depression, and conflict was intensifying between powers in Europe and between Japan and its neighbors in Asia. At first, isolationist sentiments prevailed, but eventually the US entered the conflict. Besides developments of the overseas conflict, the next few years of a “war economy” had an enormous impact on the nature of work and the workforce that left a lasting legacy.

Choose and discuss one of the following two topics related to the American experiences in World War II:

1. Focusing on American opinions and events of the late 1930s and early 1940s, discuss isolationist views and why those changed.

. Identify two isolationist arguments for staying out of World War II.

. Describe the events that led us into war despite the isolationist views. What lessons can be drawn from this experience for our modern day concerns about war and when to engage in it.

. Identify the source(s) where you read about the New Deal responses.

· In the period 1940-1945, the US would go into a “war economy” that dramatically impacted the American economy and society.

. Give two examples of changes during the “war economy” period

. Describe the impact on US society and work during the war years

. Taking the long term view, explain ways our society is different due to the wartime experiences.

. Identify the source(s) where you read these changes during World War II. 

Part 2: Respond to a Peer

Read a post by one of your peers (BELOW) and respond, making sure to extend the conversation by asking questions, offering rich ideas, or sharing personal connections.

Samantha Clark

RE: Week 6 Discussion

In the period 1940-1945, the U.S. would go into a "war economy" that dramatically impacted the American economy and society:

Give two examples of changes during the "war economy" period.

aerospace and electronics.

Describe the impact on U.S. society and work during the war years.

The U.S. involvement in WWII did have a significant impact on the economy and workforce,U.S. was still recovering from the impact of the Great Depression and the unemployment rate. American factories were equipped to produce goods to support the war effort,men were called to fight and women were hired to take over the men's positions on the assembly lines.

Taking the longterm view,explain ways our society is different due to the wartime experiences.

In the last wartime summer of 1945, the seeds of a new America had been sown. Not just post war America the baby boom, the cold war,the Affluent Society,the sprawling suburbs-the one in which we live today.

sources

USA TODAY and GOOGLE

Bottom of Form

_82456522_1

PUBLISHED