1) As many historians state, World War II was the major cause of mobilization, lowering depression from 25% to 1.2%, and the federal bureaucracy increasing in size from 1.1 million to 3.4 million.
2) Due to participation of men in the war, women were relied to work and fill in the roles in the labor industry. ” More than six million women entered the labor force during the war” (Chudacoff 217).
3) Similar to the reliance on women for labor, African Americans and Mexican immigrants were also another form of labor, where 1.6 million African Americans migrated to industrial cities to seek better work conditions and higher pay while more than fifteen thousand Mexican workers found jobs in Chicago and Los Angeles.
4) Entertain in the form of nightlife took place in cities, providing relief and an “escape” from reality with swing bands, nightclubs, bars, restaurants and movie theaters.
5) Housing expansion, which led to the further development or urban and suburban areas. Shopping centers with free parking, the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 and areas of leisure such as movie theaters and restaurants are such examples. This led to an increase of population in the suburban area and in urban cities.
World War II being the main reason of mobilization is why I made it priority over all the other changes. Although the New Deal and multiple federal acts made achievements in getting the country out of depression, it was the massive military spending that increased urban growth and balance the economy. An increase and spending and an increase in job opportunities brought prosperity to the United States.
