Roosevelt Uses Business Leaders for World War II Planning
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Economics
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May, 1940
Article abstract: President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appointment of William S. Knudsen of General Motors Corporation to take charge of the manufacturing aspect of military supply marked a turning point in the United States’ military preparation.
Summary of Event
Modern war involves the conflict of rival industrial complexes as much as armed combat between opposing armies. The crux of the problem of industrial mobilization of the United States for World War II was how to supply the war materials required by United States and allied military forces...
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