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The WWII Home Front - Arsenal of Democracy | 1

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May 6, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Pearl Harbor Eye-Witness Experience

  • A clerk at the Honolulu Advertiser witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor firsthand.
  • She quickly transitioned from filing paperwork to reporting on the historic event as it unfolded.
INSIGHT

Roosevelt's Leadership Amid Crisis

  • Roosevelt led the US through Depression and war with optimism despite polio disability.
  • He balanced government intervention with boosting military readiness against Nazi threat.
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Mobilization Challenges in Industry

  • US mobilization required unprecedented cooperation between government and private industry.
  • Business hesitated due to war boom fears but Roosevelt pushed for conversion to war production.
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