How World War II Transformed the American Home Front

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In this installment of Crash Course US History, John Green explores how World War II transformed the United States domestically, shifting the focus from the battlefields abroad to the dramatic social and economic changes occurring on the home front. The video details how the war acted as a catalyst for ending the Great Depression, vastly expanding the size and scope of the federal government, and fundamentally altering the American economy through massive spending, rationing, and industrial mobilization.