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Here is the question: Even though World War II was not fought on U.S. soil, the war had a profound impact on Americans in virtually all facets of life. Discuss how the war changed daily life for Americans, the role of citizens in the war effort, and the economic and cultural changes that occurred. In addition, how did various groups, including women, Japanese-Americans and African- Americans, see their lives change because of the war? Finally, why was the U.S. bound to be a different place after the war? My answer is pretty long, I just need someone to read it and tell me what they think...note: I need someone experienced and serious thank you very much :) and one last thing, please answer the last question, I didn't know what to say for what happened after the war. Answer: In order to finance the war,the United States government was willing to spend whatever was necessary. High taxes paid for about 41 percent of the war. The government borrowed the rest of the money from banks, private investors, and the public. Starting late in 1942, the Treasury Department launched bond drives to encourage Americans to buy war bonds. Deficit spending brought wartime prosperity. The War Production Board (WPB) was set up in January 1942 to direct the conversion of peacetime industries to those that made war goods. To centralize agencies such as war production, labor questions, and scarce resources, the President organized the Office of War Mobilization. During World War II, factories that once produced consumer goods converted to war production. The Ford Motor Company built a huge new factory to make B-24 Liberator bombs, using the assembly-line techniques used for cars. Federal spending increased from 9.4 billion dollars in 1939 to 95.2 billion dollars in 1945. So even though the American economy improved during World War II, Americans lived with shortages throughout the war because money and valuable products were used to fund the war. Many familiar consumer items such as metal, rubber, and nylon were unavailable. Due to the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, sugar became a scarce source. (Sugar was imported from the Philippines.) Many shipping lanes were closed, making it hard to bring in tropical fruits or Brazilian coffee. Because of these shortages, daily life for American people changed. American people had to do their best to provide themselves with necessary items. Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Secretary of Agriculture suggested that families could plant home gardens to make up for the farm produce sent to feed the soldiers. By 1943, "victory gardens" were producing about one third of the country's fresh vegetables. Shortages also produced efforts to recycle scrap metal, paper, and other materials. As the wartime economy expanded, many Americans suddenly found themselves earning more money than they needed for basic necessities. They were eager to spend their money on cars, trucks, or home appliances. Since war production made these products unavailable, they looked for other ways to spend their money. People bought and read more books and magazines when the new Pocket Books company was founded in 1939. Other than books, millions of Americans when to the movies every week. Many movies were influenced by events during the war. Music and sports also kept people enthusiastic during the war. The war also had a large impact on American women. Before the war, most women who worked for wages were single and young. Most people disapproved of married women working outside the home. Social disapproval was reinforced by the fear that women would take jobs away from unemployed men. Even though many Americans disapproved, by 1940 about 15.5% of all married women were working. Few women entered professional careers. They usually worked as sales clerks and household servants. Women with factory jobs usually worked in industries that produced clothing, textiles, and shoes. During World War II, many factory jobs fell vacant as men went to war. Women worked in airplane plants and shipyards as riveters, steelworkers, and welders. Posters and advertisements told women that it was their duty to work for their country. The number of working women rose by almost a third. Women were very pleased to be employed and found it interesting and more challenging than what they had done before. Other women also took jobs for patriotic reasons. Despite some hardships and problems with working, women were eager to prove that they could do whatever jobs required.

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1. If your looking for honestly - It needs work. - Your essay doesn't address the premise (the specific question asked). - There is no thesis. - Short, concise paragraphs are your friend. - Organize facts logically. - Your presentation is a hodge-podge of "factual statements" rather then an explanations or narrative. It honestly reads like you cut and pasted a variety of things into a page...and then fudged it all together with adjectives. Remember - teachers ALREADY know all this. They aren't looking for information themselves, they are looking to see how well YOU know it, and in your own words. Collecting facts and statements off the internet ins't gonna fly.