Chapter 16, Richmond, "Changing TImes: THe Second World War and Its Aftermath:

In 1940 the country was split as to whether to get involved in Europe. But many Kansas companies began to see dollar signs when talking of building airplanes, manufacturing ammunition, and the expansion of the military posts. Kansas were listening to the radio when the announcement of Pearl Harbor came across and they became apart of the entire nation. One of the biggest issues after the war was Prohibition. The people of Kansas wanted to ban alcohol just as it had been before the depression. After the GI's came home from the war they were more worldly and Kansas becomes less of an isolationist state.