Essay On American Society Then And Now
American Society Then and Now
At the time of WWII and the great depression, President Roosevelt was in charge. Usually the results from war are devastation, depression, deprivation, and death. Along with these, war is extremely costly, like WWII costing more than $350 billion dollars. And the numbers of deaths is unreal with more than 292,000 American men killed. WWII had many affects on Americans in the country forcing people to make many sacrifices. One of the first places Americans were affected is when men were drafted at the start of the war away from their families. This left many jobs open and needing positions filled in order to supply people with the things they need. The result of this led to women filling these empty positions, which was a major change since it was tradition that the men worked and women stayed home with the kids. Now, with women working these jobs, times started to change. The problem with this though, is that there were …show more content…
People were not able to purchase cars since there weren’t any being produced. In order to get a telephone, one had to be in a critical occupation of the war effort. Since American civilians were so accommodating and willing to sacrifice a lot during the difficult times of the depression and war, the country was able to pull out of a devastating economic depression. Americans were willing to make all of these sacrifices during WWII because the country was already weak and in desperate need for change. The people were willing to make changes and live frugally to support the war so that hopefully things would change for the better. Americans were more than ready to see a positive change for the country and they needed a way out from the depression that was already eating them alive. This is why Americans were so willing to risk everything for their country. Currently, it is a completely different story for Americans during the Iraq war under President
At the time of WWII and the great depression, President Roosevelt was in charge. Usually the results from war are devastation, depression, deprivation, and death. Along with these, war is extremely costly, like WWII costing more than $350 billion dollars. And the numbers of deaths is unreal with more than 292,000 American men killed. WWII had many affects on Americans in the country forcing people to make many sacrifices. One of the first places Americans were affected is when men were drafted at the start of the war away from their families. This left many jobs open and needing positions filled in order to supply people with the things they need. The result of this led to women filling these empty positions, which was a major change since it was tradition that the men worked and women stayed home with the kids. Now, with women working these jobs, times started to change. The problem with this though, is that there were …show more content…
People were not able to purchase cars since there weren’t any being produced. In order to get a telephone, one had to be in a critical occupation of the war effort. Since American civilians were so accommodating and willing to sacrifice a lot during the difficult times of the depression and war, the country was able to pull out of a devastating economic depression. Americans were willing to make all of these sacrifices during WWII because the country was already weak and in desperate need for change. The people were willing to make changes and live frugally to support the war so that hopefully things would change for the better. Americans were more than ready to see a positive change for the country and they needed a way out from the depression that was already eating them alive. This is why Americans were so willing to risk everything for their country. Currently, it is a completely different story for Americans during the Iraq war under President