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America and WWII
- Churchill lobbied Roosevelt for US' help in the war
- USA offered 50 destroyers to USA in exchange for 8 overseas bases and the dismantling of Britain's preferential trading system
America and WWII
How America Won the War and Established Global Dominance
Thesis
America won WWII and maintained global dominance due to its industrial and technological superiority, victory in the information wars and cunning use of political power.
In Conclusion
- USA's overseas bases grew from 14 to over 30,000
- GNP doubled to half the world's manufacturing capacity
- Economy was dominated by US
- There was no physical ruin in US
- Political alliances such as UN formed
- power of American industry was discovered
Technology
and
Industry
Production Statistics
American Assembly Lines
- assembly lines mass produced items, converted industries
- Magnetron 2000 (u-boat detection)
- American supplies allowed Britain to withstand German attack
- Innovation: The atomic bomb
- 87,000 ships and landing craft
- 100,000 tanks and armored vehicles
- 300,000 air craft
- 2 million trucks
- 20 million guns
- 17 billion rounds of ammunition
"The Production Miracle"
The Big Picture
Post-war USA became the leading innovator in the war with an unmatched industry. America could outproduce any other country and had the technology to do so. Because of innovations like the atomic bomb, US was seen as a threat, leading to conflicts of power, like the Cold War.
Political Power
The Information Wars
The Big Picture
The Bigger Picture
Having intellectual dominance over other countries allowed USA to win WWII and have a strong advantage over competing powers today. The alliances formed as a result ensures US will stay dominant for a long time.
Dismantling the Preferential trading system made the British Empire too expensive and ensured its collapse. America assumed control of the global economy afterward. America gained a strong sense of nationalism post-war and felt defined as the strongest power in the world.
Battle of Midway
Operation Fortitude
- deciphered JN-25, Japan's code of encryption
- Battle of Midway was plannned to be an attack, but US military gained prior knowledge
- This put Japan's navy on the defensive for the rest of the war
- deception plan that allowed D-Day invasions
- decieved Germany by using phantom armies north of Norway and Pas de Calais (south of France)
- Greatest successful plan in history
Overseas
Paying for the War
- cost of WWII would be 1.5 X total federal budget
- War bonds sold with help of NY ad men (Uncle Sam)
- "Stars Across America campaign" rallied stars to sell bonds
- $187.5 billion in bonds sold
Politics in America
By: Kristina Garth