World War 2 (1 sept 1939 año – 2 sept 1945 año)

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When the United States entered World War 2, the U.S. military would grow to about four times the size it was in World War 1 to compete with the increased threat from the Axis powers. As a result, women would have to play an even more important role in American society and the economy, especially in the then thriving defense industry. In addition to filling normal jobs and keeping the nation running, women filled jobs men usually worked such as welders, factory workers (especially munitions factory workers), part fabricators for ships, tanks, and planes, etc. Furthermore, women joined the military for the first time en masse (about 350,000 of them). Ultimately, this marked a significant change in gender roles in the United States, even if temporarily. (Effect: radical alteration of gender roles in the United States for the duration of the war)

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