Instructions:
Carefully read the following question, and submit your answer based on your readings and understanding of the subject.  Your answer should be at least a paragraph in length. Please proofread your submission–points will be deducted for sloppy work.

The United States in 1945 was, in many ways, a completely different place from the United States of 1940.  Identify at least four different and specific ways in which World War II transformed life for significant numbers of Americans.  Which of these war-inspired changes continued to shape the development of the country in future years?