W O R L D W A R II
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espite the New Deal efforts, complete relief from the Great Depression did not come untd the United States entered World War II. With a war economy, industries expanded and created more jobs. But the war was more than simply ending the depression; most Americans saw it as an all-out fight to save their country and their freedoms. While the government drafted men to fight, it asked all Americans—men, women, and chddren—to make sacrifices to fight for victory. As Clarence Cutland, superintendent of the Wasatch County School District, explained, "In these fateful days . . . we stand ready to make every sacrifice for the defense of our country against Axis aggression."1 The war also brought rationing of essentials such as food, gasoline, and clothing. Americans were encouraged to spend money to buy bonds and support the war effort by contributing money. Though on the surface Americans seemed willing to make any sacrifice to win the war, the federal government established agencies to convince citizens that the war was necessary and to enforce its restrictions. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of War 194
