"Wartime America"

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This paper discusses the effect of war on the American people and country, using the book "Wartime America" by Jeffries. The book describes three effects of the war. First, the War was a turning point for the country and the world, in many respects, and that life since the war has been quite unlike life before the war. Secondly, America's position in the world changed social realities, bringing a new respect for and concern with racial and ethnic equity, for example. Finally, he notes that though the war was devastating to much of Europe, it also created an economic boom for the United States.

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"The people who remained behind during the war realized that the war meant massive change, for this was evident to many people from the moment the Japanese attacked at Pearl harbor. They saw this as a turning point in history (3), and Jeffries states that Americans also soon came to understand that World War II brought not only the defeat of the Axis powers but also unparalleled prosperity, unexpected personal gains, and enormous national power and possibilities."

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