Making Connections

1. Did isolationism bolster or undermine national security and national economic interests? Discuss Roosevelt’s evolving answer to this question.

2. Who benefited most from the wartime economy? What financial limitations did various members of society face, and why?

3. How did the United States play a decisive role in the Allies’ victory?

4. How did minorities’ contributions to the war effort draw attention to domestic racism? What were the political implications of these developments?