Correlation is not causation. Until the war, FDRs 'reforms' weren't making the country powerful or rich, maybe staunching the bleeding. The buildup of industr

Correlation is not causation. Until the war, FDRs 'reforms' weren't making the country powerful or rich, maybe staunching the bleeding. The buildup of industry for a war footing, the vacuum of the great powers/industries in rubble, large amounts of their intellectual human capital in America and the participants owing America a lot of money is what made America a hyper power after the war- and maybe the GI Bill a bit part. Social security and the WPA had little to nothing to do with America's post war ascent...