
375 | Craig Nelson: How America Became the "Arsenal of Democracy" and the Lessons for Today
The Realignment
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The Politics of the Great Depression
The Great Depression was in full force, people were really angry and hostile. The Americans felt like Wilson had lied to them. And he decided the answer was to boost American airplane manufacturing. That's where the beginning of the very first glimpse of the arsenal of democracy is 38,. three years before Pearl Harbor.
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