True or False

The population of the United States dropped sharply after World War II.
-----------------my answer: True
Because world war II resulted in more deaths and destroyed more propertey than any other was in history.

is it right?

1 answer

Ooops!

World War II didn't destroy any U.S. property except military goods. Although about 400,000 military personnel died in WW II, that was a very small percentage of our total population.

When our troops came home after being gone for several years, they reunited with their wives, resulting in a population increase. See the chart on the right side of this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States