The American Home Front
America's accomplishments during World War II were fueled largely by the collective efforts of ordinary citizens on the home front. After declaring war on Japan, and then on Germany, in December of 1941, the United States assembled and trained the largest military force in its history. As most of the nation's men joined the ranks of the armed forces, American women stepped into the jobs "the boys" had left vacant on the home front.
Wartime production pulled the American economy out of a twelve-year slump known as the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Great Depression was a period of severe economic decline. Many factories and banks closed; many people lost their jobs. Large numbers...
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