At Home War Production Summary

World War II While reading “At Home – War Production,” I learned that horses were used to cart the artillery in 1939. I have a tender heart when it comes to helpless animals. Knowing that some of the horses had to have been injured or killed during World War II breaks my heart. Keeping a plentiful stock of ships and boats is definitely a great example of “supply and demand.” I thought that the idea of selling war bonds to increase military defense funding was an excellent of President Franklin Roosevelt instead of putting all of the burden on the American tax payers. I was baffled by the fact that Ford Motor Company built one B-24 Liberator with 1,550,000 parts in the extremely short time span of 1 hour and 3 minutes. It’s puzzling to me that the United States produced materials for Japan to fight this war. Is that like handing the lamb over to the wolves? It amazes me how companies can redirect their
I cannot imagine the worry, concern, or prayer time that must have been spent on loved ones who were away in a foreign country serving. I worried and prayed like a warrior while my children were away at college. One was in Denton, Texas; and the other was in Huntsville, Texas. I’m thankful they were both in the state of Texas and that they graduated with just a few bumps and bruises. I absolutely love “Rosie the Riveter” in the WW II poster “We Can Do It!” I believe she portrays women as strong and brave individuals. The most interesting topic discussed in of Daniel Inouye: War Production link was about the victory gardens. I learned about those gardens during my pleasure reading. The description given in the link Tom Ciarlo: Waterbury war production of the scenario during WW II sounds like Las Vegas to me. I spent a three-day weekend there a couple of times. It’s fun but exhausting. I’ve never been to Times Square, but it is on my bucket list to go for my husband’s 60th