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   Though I believe wholeheartedly in our decision to go to war, I will focuse on the<br /> economic division of the causes and effects of the war.<br />

   {{Though I believe wholeheartedly in our decision to go to war, I will focuse on the<br /> economic division of the causes and effects of the war.<br />

   The United States in 1940-41 was still struggling painfully to escape<br /> the clutches of the Great Dpression.  When war was declared on December 8,<br /> the USA moved over to a War Economy.  This entailed price restrictions, massive increases in production,<br /> and government protectionism of American industries.  This gave a powerful boost to the American economy,<br /> giving jobs to millions who had not had a job in years.<br /> The war brought strength to ailing industries and drew women into the workforce, <br />creating another increase in jobs.<br />

   The United States in 1940-41 was still struggling painfully to escape<br /> the clutches of the Great Dpression.  When war was declared on December 8,<br /> the USA moved over to a War Economy.  This entailed price restrictions, massive increases in production,<br /> and government protectionism of American industries.  This gave a powerful boost to the American economy,<br /> giving jobs to millions who had not had a job in years.<br /> The war brought strength to ailing industries and drew women into the workforce, <br />creating another increase in jobs.<br />

     Not only this, but the Japanese Empire was also invading American<br /> tradepartners like China, and threatening British-held India,<br /> a large source of income for one of our closest allies. <br /> By crushing Japan, America also gained dominance in the Pacific, securing a great amount of new trade, not <br />the least of which was Japan itself and the millions of dollars that American investors put in to it's recovery.  <br />

     Not only this, but the Japanese Empire was also invading American<br /> tradepartners like China, and threatening British-held India,<br /> a large source of income for one of our closest allies. <br /> By crushing Japan, America also gained dominance in the Pacific, securing a great amount of new trade, not <br />the least of which was Japan itself and the millions of dollars that American investors put in to it's recovery.  <br />

   This stimulated the American economy, and in fact allowed it to supplant older countries like Britain and France.<br />  This was also in part due to the more flexible system of Capatalism used in America, <br />the basis of which was free trade with equal partners, <br />as opposed to the Mercantilist economies of France and Britain which relied on colonies to produce wealth.<br />  In the De-Imperialization era after WWII, the older empires fell apart because of the loss of colonies<br /> to revolts and the freeing influence of the United States, while ours remained strong.<br />

   This stimulated the American economy, and in fact allowed it to supplant older countries like Britain and France.<br />  This was also in part due to the more flexible system of Capatalism used in America, <br />the basis of which was free trade with equal partners, <br />as opposed to the Mercantilist economies of France and Britain which relied on colonies to produce wealth.<br />  In the De-Imperialization era after WWII, the older empires fell apart because of the loss of colonies<br /> to revolts and the freeing influence of the United States, while ours remained strong.<br />}}