History 3321E Lecture : American South and World War Two
22 Mar 2012
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
World war two importance on the shaping of the current south. Formation of the sun belt in the south and how it applies itself throughout the us. In terms of agriculture, cotton prices begin to increase in price during the war, along with the prices of tobacco as it was deemed a necessary object in winning the war. Mixed crops and truck crops begin to show importance as agriculture begins to be responsible for feeding cities. Mechanization and the movement of young men and women in the south begin to move into the war effort. Fewer farmers make agriculture more profitable doubling over the years of the war. The federal government began to pour money into the south during the 2nd world war. Industrial military complex begins to spread throughout the south as they use the south as the grounds for building shipyards, naval bases, military bases, and even military industrial buildings.
