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World War II is actually what completely brought the United States out of the Great Depression. In the beginning of the war, similar to what we did in WWI, we sold weapons, ammunition, and other war materials to the Allies in Europe. This greatly helped out economy and brought us out of the Depression.
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America's response to World War II was the most extraordinary mobilization of an idle economy in the history of the world. During the war 17 million new civilian jobs were created, industrial productivity increased by 96 percent, and corporate profits after taxes doubled.
Most of the time, anyone talking about the post war period, is referring to the period following WW II (which ended in 1945). However, when they talk about the antebellum South (antebellum meaning before the war) they mean the Civil War, not WW II.