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During World War II, Detroit was called the Arsenal of Democracy -- GM, Ford and Chrysler stopped making cars and instead turned out tanks, cargo/troop carriers, ambulances and trucks; Willy's stopped making automobiles and invented Jeeps and America rolled to victory on Detroit wheels.
Reese Schonfeld: The Military Industrial Complex: Truck You, Detroit, or Tanks for Nuttin' Update 2009
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Our "Arsenal of Democracy" played a big role in winning World War II.
How the American Economy Became a Sleazy Carnival Freak Show 2008
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'Arsenal of Democracy' is what FDR called Detroit during WWII.
HH Com 98 Miss Snark 2006
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"Arsenal of Democracy," the United States and our allies prevailed over the forces of fascism and oppression.
Proclamation On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1998
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Within weeks the "Arsenal of Democracy" was churning out machines of war instead of four-door sedans, and the government poured money into Michigan to make it happen, spending $56 billion in today's dollars over the war years.
CounterPunch 2009
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Within weeks the "Arsenal of Democracy" was churning out machines of war instead of four-door sedans, and the government poured money into Michigan to make it happen, spending $56 billion in today's dollars over the war years.
CounterPunch 2009
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The British Empire, the City of London-headquartered Anglo-Dutch oligarchy, is waging a multi-front attack against the Obama Presidency, aimed, first and foremost, at preventing the President from adopting policies modelled on those of Franklin Roosevelt, which saved the United States from fascism in the 1930s, and then paved the way for America's "Arsenal of Democracy" war mobilization, which defeated the Axis powers in Europe and in the Pacific.
LaRouche's Latest 2009
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Within weeks the "Arsenal of Democracy" was churning out machines of war instead of four-door sedans, and the government poured money into Michigan to make it happen, spending $56 billion in today's dollars over the war years.
CounterPunch 2009
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Within weeks the "Arsenal of Democracy" was churning out machines of war instead of four-door sedans, and the government poured money into Michigan to make it happen, spending $56 billion in today's dollars over the war years.
CounterPunch 2009
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Within weeks the "Arsenal of Democracy" was churning out machines of war instead of four-door sedans, and the government poured money into Michigan to make it happen, spending $56 billion in today's dollars over the war years.
CounterPunch 2009
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