How The USA Supplied WW2

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🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Before America officially entered the Second World War in December 1941, it offered the allies significant support in terms of military supplies and funds. A well oiled and efficient machine, American industry was serving the war effort from September 1940, and it's output only increased as the War went on. Over time, America provided two thirds of the Allies' military equipment, including 2 million army trucks and nearly 300,000 aircrafts. But where was this all happening, and how was it sustainable for the people running the show?

In this episode, James chats to Len Roberto at the Connecticut Air and Space Museum, about this fascinating moment of American History. Due to it's location on the Atlantic coast, Connecticut was a hub of innovation and industry during the Second World War. So what's there to be learnt about this lesser known part of American History, and just how much did it influence the War?

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0:00.0	The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure.
0:03.5	Do we have to go home today?
0:05.5	sighed Anne.
0:06.5	I agree said Dick.
0:08.0	Even Timmy looks sad.
0:09.5	Cheer up everyone.
0:11.5	Beams Julian, I booked long weekend tickets we can return anytime on Monday
0:17.0	Oh you are clever Julian said Anne save over 50% with the long weekend a ticket from Great Western Railway.
0:24.5	Adventures start here.
0:26.0	Selected routes turn supply, saving in comparison to an anytime return fare.
0:30.0	During the early days of the Second World War, the United States began to provide significant
0:38.8	military supplies to the Allies.
0:41.1	From September 1940, the might of the American war machine began to turn, and when the
0:45.8	U.S. finally entered the war in December 1941, it ramped up to full speed.
0:51.4	In fact, during the war, American industry provided almost two-thirds of all
0:55.6	Allied military equipment. We're talking about 297,000 aircraft, 193, thousand artillery pieces, eighty six thousand tanks and two
1:05.8	million army trucks. But where did this all take place? And how was such a massive
1:11.0	industrial plan implemented? Well I'm your host James
1:14.4	Rogers and to find out I traveled to Connecticut in the United States. As a state
1:18.3	located on the East Coast looking out to the Atlantic in Europe it was a crucible of American wartime
1:24.2	industry where so much innovation, including the first helicopter, was
1:29.0	developed. While in Connecticut I visited the Fantastic Connecticut Air and Space Museum,
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