The history of Arizona during World War II begins in 1940, when the United States government began constructing military bases within the state in preparation for war. Although far removed from the frontlines in Europe and the Pacific, Arizona's contribution to the Allied war effort was significant.
When World War II ended, the United States was in better economic condition than any other country in the world. ... Building on the economic base left after the war, American society became more affluent in the postwar years than most Americans could have imagined in their wildest dreams before or during the war.Arizona played a key role in preparing U.S. forces for WWII, Berg said, and the war had a tremendous influence on the state as well. Historians don’t describe the state so much in terms of before and after statehood, as much as before and after the war, he said.
