Now It is War After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt declared war. The declaration of war “awakened a sleeping giant.” Thousands of new recruits enlisted. The manufacturing switched over to wartime production. Needs for employees increased. All this helped America pull out of the Great Depression and enter a time of new challenges.

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