Q 4. In what ways did World War II contribute to the growth of the federal government? How did it foster what historians now call the military-industrial complex?
US‘s GDP was very low during the Great Depression. There was lack of proper amenities and food. The limited government of Hoover did not show much hope. The election of 1932 thus proved to be a game changer. Franklin D Roosevelt took initiatives which stressed upon creating new government agencies. The World War II contributed majorly to the growth of the federal government. The government’s power over controlling the resources, economy, industry and civil liberties increased. Even after the war, the federal laws continued to be followed. Some new systems came into existence.
