THE ONSET OF WORLD WAR II
- Why were the American people, as a whole, reluctant to become involved in World War II?
- How did Roosevelt use the economic power of the United States to aid Britain and the Soviet Union?
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- How did the Allies achieve victory? What tensions among the Allies emerged in the final years of the war?
- What led to the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan? In your opinion, was it a purely military decision, or were nonmilitary considerations important as well?
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- How did the conversion to a war economy end the Great Depression? Who benefited most? What groups still struggled?
- What were the most important social consequences of America’s involvement in World War II?
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LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD
- How did America’s experience of World War I shape public opinion in 1939 and 1940 about U.S. involvement in World War II?
- How did World War II help set the stage for the social, economic, and political developments of the 1950s?
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