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World War II changed the United States in some respects and left it unchanged in others. Which of these statements about the effects of the war on Americans and American society are true?
By employing them at jobs once thought only suited for men, it convinced many women that they could be more than mothers and housewives.
It provided federal funding for new infrastructure and sparked the construction of urban freeways.
By forcing them to fight during their early twenties, it convinced many soldiers returning from the war that they were too old to attend college.
By requiring them to defend American freedom, it convinced members of minority groups that they deserved the same rights as their white countrymen.
It ended many years of high unemployment and boosted American manufacturing to unprecedented levels.
- By employing them at jobs once thought only suited for men, it convinced many women that they could be more than mothers and housewives.
- By requiring them to defend American freedom, it convinced members of minority groups that they deserved the same rights as their white countrymen.
- It ended many years of high unemployment and boosted American manufacturing to unprecedented levels.