According to American leaders, what caused World War II? How did their answers to that question affect their plans for the postwar world?

In what ways did the war generate economic opportunities and highlight issues of civil rights?
The government used propaganda and repressive laws to control domestic opinion during World War I. Why was there no repeat of those policies in World War II?
The lives of women and minorities were also changed because of the war. Discuss these changes, as well as those implemented during the New Deal, in view of profound social change.
Discuss the racial climate in the United States and the irony of minority Americans fighting abroad for freedom and democracy only to have it denied to them at home.