HIS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Double V Campaign, Marshall Plan, New Place
29 Mar 2017
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Lecture 13b: the emergence of a superpower: the united states in world war ii. During the 1930s, the united states was mired in economic depression. Fdr: architect of the new deal: roosevelt"s policies gave americans hope for the future, high employment persisted throughout the 1930s. Most americans thought the us should stay out of wars and have relatively little influence in world affairs during the interwar period. The selective service act of 1940: began the build-up of american forces, more than a year before the attack on pearl harbor. Fdr addressed congress the day after the attack and broadcasted his speech on the radio for the entire country to hear. War was declared on japan four days after the attack, on december 11, 1941. The japanese attack silenced opposition to the war. The american military made up about 10% of the entire population. The u. s. economy expanded dramatically during the war because of the production of weapons.
