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CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE The United States Goes to War 4 CHAPTER TWO Back to Work 12 CHAPTER THREE Keeping the Home Fires Burning 20 CHAPTER FOUR School and Play 28 CHAPTER FIVE That’s Entertainment 34 A Day in the Life 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 CHAPTER ONE A long line of jobless men waits for food in New York City during the Great Depression of the 1930s THE UNITED STATES GOES TO WAR The United States in the late 1930s was a gloomy place for many families A poor economy meant many people were out of work Most people were barely making enough money to survive Many Americans were not paying attention to what was happening in other parts of the world
