Question

what ways did WWII effect american economy

Answer 1

i guess all those weapons cost money so they probably had to print more money so they probably got inflated

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Over four million Americans served in the armed forces, and the U.S. economy turned out a vast supply of raw materials and munitions.

Answer 5

also

Answer 6

it made the econmey more natonlist and made the amrican army a lot bigger and stationed them in places like germany and japan

Answer 7

When we got into World war II we were still in the Great depression. It brought us out of it. After Pearl Harbor we started drafting men into the army in great numbers. Before this our army was smaller than Holland's. This helped to diminish unemployment. It put the country on a war footing. We began to increase our military capacity by building armaments esp. planes. Nothing can help an economy like war. Because so many men were drafted into the army, women were employed to do work that was previously only done by men, like welding and producing armaments. Our technology especially in weaponry was far behind that of our enemies at the beginning of the war. We didn't have planes as good as Japan or Germany at the beginning. Our Sherman tanks couldn't compare with the German tanks. We had to catch up. So since WWII and the beginning of the Cold War we feel that we cannot afford not to have the best weapons. Military spending has been an important part of our economy ever since.
The military tactics were different in WWI and WWII. In WWI it was mostly trench warfare. The Second World War saw the use of "blitzkreig" warfare. I hope this has been a help to you. Source : https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A86.J3egy9xWljUAGrMnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByYnR1Zmd1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--?qid=20070421122935AAW6cBt&p=what%20ways%20did%20WWII%20effect%20american%20economy