After President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away in 1945, Harry S. Truman became president of the United States. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a peacemaker whereas President Truman was a vengeful diplomat. Needless to say, it was President Harry S. Truman who threatened Japan with atomic attacks. Soon after he ordered the United States weapon program to release a bomb in Hiroshima, and three days later in Nagasaki. This all took place in 1945. This didn’t only affect Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but it changed the American society.
The American society faced dramatic changes. There were labor shortages when soldiers went off to battle. This caused women to go into the work force. Not only were women in the work force, but also working full time and maintaining their home to the best of their ability. Many women had no choice but to leave their small children alone to take care of themselves. The rates of juvenile delinquency, venereal disease and truancy rose dramatically. “The rates of juvenile delinquency, venereal disease and truancy rose dramatically.” (u-s-history.com, The American Family in World War II) As for some teenagers, this sparked them into getting into the work force, which increased the high school dropout rate. Ironically, federal overseers disregarded bylaws that regulated children being employed. With big changes brought
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Many Japanese ancestries were incarcerated in camps. African Americans were the first to be terminated from jobs and the last to be hired. Discrimination was so prevalent whereas they were assigned tedious jobs although they were accepted into the military. The poverty rate increased being that 25% of Americans were earning 64 cent an hour. The skillful workers made a median of $7 an hour. There were some social programs that the government didn’t cut out such as war bonds and stamps. Even still, only one-third of Americans could contribute to donate to the