How has World War 2 shaped America?

Answer 1

That's a very broad question and books could be written on the subject.
One of the largest changes for America was that after the war it was the only one of the Western allies whose economy had not been ruined by the war, which placed the US in a position of having a virtual monopoly on manufactured goods and agricultural exports that lasted for more than a decade, well into the 50's.
While this raised the standard of living for Americans well beyond those living anywhere else, in the end it was a negative in many ways - labor wages for unionized industries grew so large that the US was placed into a non-competitive position by the early 60's. The decline continued during the seventies and eighties, with a corresponding decline in the US standard of living relative to the rest of the world.
When I was young, the US was still sending CARE packages to Italy. Now Italy has a higher standard of living than the US, as I recall from my readings.
That war caused a lot of change in the United States.
1.) The United State's dollar become an international currency after WWII. Our GDP is 45% of the world GDP. Economies boomed like crazy due to factories in Europe completely wiped out
2.) A lot of top scholars in Europe migrated to the USA like scientists ,economists, talented people who made the USA stronger like Einstein, Von Braun who created the first world missile like v2 and Apollo 13.
3.) Nearly all the Jews migrated to the USA from Europe which is smart in economic that they created the sell bond print money policy in which the cost is 4 cents of paper and interest only.
4.)Atomic bomb with the help of top scientists from Europe.

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A few thoughts on the topic...
The "Rosie the Riveters" (women who were employed in traditional male jobs) found that they could perform most of the same tasks as their male counterparts was the beginning of the women's movement of the 70's.
At the end of WWII segration of US troops was eliminated giving rise to the Civil Rights Movement. Also the fact the the Tuskegee (pardon the spelling) airmen proved that black airmen performed just as well as white airmen supported the birth of the Civil Rights movement.
Soldiers and Sailors came home and found good manufacturing jobs, while the rest of the world was in shambles.
The US wnet from a depression just prior to the War to prosperity immediatly after the war
The people had a sense of national pride and unity supporting industrial growth
The outrage that was felt over the Holocost
Our social consciousness, values, indivdual safety... all of that changed.
on top of that soon after the war, we had the A-bomb threat.
The entire make-up of society was drastically changed in one way or another. ?
I am sure that everybody was not too excited about it it was a huge thing but i mean why would evey body want to talk a about war and other lives taken away it is not a happy thing to talk about. ?
"I am sure that everybody was not too excited about it it was a huge thing but i mean why would evey body want to talk a about war and other lives taken away it is not a happy thing to talk about."
It is not a happy thing to talk about. You are right about that. However, that may very well be the reason it needs to be discussed. To learn of mistakes and successes under the most trying of circumstances can help us to understand ourselves. At the very least it may bring into perspective some of the hardships and obsticles we face in our modern day. Perhaps it will even help prevent such terrible things from happening again.. hopefully. ?
To the person who asked why people bother with reading about wars...
In general, if we don't learn from our past, we cant prevent things like WWII from happening in the future. The world doesnt need another Adolph Hitler in its hands.
But for another reason, I for one find this website useful for my homework and papers when I cant find an answer in a text book or I want extra credit.

Answer 2

World War 2 has developed the usa more open to the rest of the world(end of the isolationism of the usa) in economy,think to the Marschall aid to Europe,especially to Germany (to hold this country inside the American atmosphere) more economical stronger( economical worldpower)more trade between US&friendstates, more military (super) power than before (foundation of NATO)for instance and international thinking in stead of thinking national!

Answer 3

World World II changed everything for the United States. There are many answers to this question, so I will describe a few.

During the beginning of WWII times America was a much larger agricultural country, compared to industrial. American soldiers were sent to Europe, there they experienced how innovative the European countries were. France was where many American soldiers were placed during the war, many American soldiers had never seen a city such as Paris. Many American soldiers migrated to larger industrial cities, such as Chicago, New York, etc. The war also increased the need for more industrial workers to manufacture Military products. This also was a new age for women workers, who entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during the war. Americans started to become innovative, more and more businesses were being created. This all supported the US economy immensely. Farmers also prospered during the war due to the Military needing to feed the soldiers. US currency became an International currency. This increased better foreign trading. This was the biggest boom in the United States economy ever, it took the US out of the Great Depression. Due to Dwight Eisenhower spending time as a soldier in Germany, he saw the highways Adolf Hitler had created for better efficiency of transporting Nazi troops and goods. When Eisenhower became president he created the highway system of the United States. After the war Americas demand for production increased, consumer demand increased, Government spending increased. The end of the war was the biggest "baby boom" in American history. The Montgomery GI Bill was also passed after the war, this gave educational support to American veterans so they could achieve a college degree. This also had a large impact at the time and still does today in the US.

Answer 4

we lost an island of hawwiia lost millions of men and women became a stronger and feared country and made many allies.

Answer 5

Birth Rate decrease. APEX, 8-) smoke a jeffery!

Answer 6

people started rationing and spending less and contributing more to the war effort and less on themselves.