Assignment task:
FDR's "Arsenal of Democracy" radio address. This speech was considered to be one of his most impactful fireside chats, as it laid out FDR's strategy to win a war- if one came. Why was this speech so important? What did FDR say? And finally, how did FDR achieve industrial superiority?
Briefly give background on the speech, the secrecy of the speech, contents, etc.
How would we prepare and win a coming war?
What was the foreign response to the speech? Both the allies and Axis powers.
Explain how FDR used New Deal programs to secretly prepare America for an eventual war.
What role did Henry Ford and Ford Motors, Detroit, and Wilmington play in building the Arsenal of Democracy?
Why was World War Two called a "Gross Product War"? How did we win the war (once it came)?
How did the "Arsenal of Democracy" ready us for post war domination following the end of World War Two?