The U.S. was in the midst of the worst depression in American history and needed a way to get …show more content…
Normal productions were rationed as the immediate need for war materials became a necessity. Since we would be fighting a war on two fronts, we would have to majorly step up the war production to be able to keep up with the demand. Regular car factories cut production of regular vehicles and had to make vehicle parts for military vehicles.
The unemployment rate dropped rapidly as the production of war materials were a necessity at the time. Roosevelt’s “plan” seemed to have been a success as many people now had jobs making war materials for decent wages.
At this time many females now held jobs due to the lack of men. This is where the famous ‘Rosie the Riveter’ poster comes from. It shows that women were capable of working ‘men’s jobs’. Teens too were hired to meet the demand, so many of them left school in order to work in the …show more content…
The stats say a lot about the country. America was in a recession after the stock market crash of 1929 as nearly everything, (GDP, unemployment, ect.) were at all time worsts. As soon as war was declared and people went to work, the economy sky rocketed. The GNP went from 800 in 1938 to over 1,500 by the end of the war in 1945. The amount of female workers was at an all time high, as well as the average household income, and more teens in factories than ever. (Goodwin) Many could say that Roosevelt was successful, that is if this was planned. Even though the war caused a small recession afterwards, getting involved in the war benefitted the country’s economy. Millions of lives in the war had been lost but it is speculated that it was worth trying to help the country. In the end it pulled the country from the depression and boosted almost all economic areas. Roosevelt would die in 1945 but thanks to his ‘decision’ it made America a better