It was said that World War I would be the war to end all wars; unfortunately American President Woodrow Wilson was wrong. In 1939 Germany invaded Poland and the global conflict, World War II, began. Fought from 1939 to 1945, World War II was fought by the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The Axis powers were led by Germany, Japan and Italy. The Allied Powers were led by the United States, Great Britain, France and many other countries. In total, over sixty million people were killed, making World War II the deadliest conflict in modern history. US intervention after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 led to the end of the war 4 years later. World War II brought many cultural and social changes to the United States, characterized by increased participation of women in the workforce, food rationing, and volunteer organizations. Together, these created advances for the war effort and created new opportunities. During World War II, immense patriotism was demonstrated, but many new issues regarding race and the role of women and minorities began to form. The interviewee for this post was Norbert Domek, during World War II Mr. Domek attended high school in Minnesota. He was old enough to remember details about his family and community during the war. Mr. Domek's father was a neighborhood watchman, and his family participated in collection drives, volunteer organizations, and told personal stories about the effects of rationing and race relations in his neighborhood. In the interview Mr. Domek outlined the direct effects of World War II on man's city life. Mr. Domek was asked if his community had been affected by wartime industrialization and/or temporary positions. “The temporary positions were… half paper… I remembered participating in several local initiatives to collect scrap metal for tanks, aircraft and other weapons systems. Volunteer organizations also prevailed during this period. Although the Mr. Domek didn't participate in these volunteer organizations, his father was the block keeper. As a child, Mr. Domek remembers saving pennies, "Once we got enough pennies, we put them in a little book and when it was full you took it to the office. post office and buy a bond." The interview with Mr. Domek provided a refreshing insight into life at home during the war. The true extent of the collective sacrifices of the community and soldiers abroad was enormous. The Second World War affected the local communities in unexpected ways: citizens' lives, gender and race relations, and community support World War II was horrible to an unimaginable extent, but it brought out the best in the American people.