1941-1945 was a hard time for America. After enduring a time of war and death years earlier, the people of the U.S. were facing it once again. America tried to avoid becoming part of World War II, but their involvement was destined to happen. President Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress to lend warships and other weapons to Great Britain. Many Americans disagreed with FDR's decision. They believed that Americans should not be involved in a war fought across the ocean in Europe. This attitude majorly changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack left 1,177 innocent men dead. The Japanese dropping bombs on American soil was like a kid kicking a hornet's nest.
One negative consequence was the creation of Japanese internment camps. Since the Japanese were the one's responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and were one of the allie's enemies, Japanese living in America were prejudged. The government accused many American-Asians of spying and conspiring with Japan. This prompted the creation of internment camps. The government translated them to private communities, which were distanced from American civilization. The people were forced to leave their homes and jobs, taking almost nothing with them. Although there was n direct violence, it was still traumatizing to be "kidnapped" by the government, as most Japanese-Americans were. .
On a more positive note, America's economy was on the rise during WWII. Essentially, the war ended the Great Depression. Military spending to fund the defense gave the nation's economy the boost it needed, and millions of unemployed Americans returned to work in factories to make the weapons that were needed to protect the United States. America was paying for their own weapon creation, but were also supplying their allies, circulating more currency into the economy. In addition, America was paying scientists to research and create the highest weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb, called the Manhattan project.
