Kentucky War Plants and Weapons

Axis aggression during the late 1930s profoundly affected the thinking of Kentuckians. Kentuckians grew to despise German leader Adolf Hitler, viewing him as a growing threat to the peace they enjoyed. Given Hitler’s misbehavior, most particularly the use of force against weaker nations, the people...

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Published inCommitted to Victory p. 9
Main Author Holl, Richard E
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The University Press of Kentucky 2015
University Press of Kentucky
Subjects
Alcoholic beverages
Alloys
Applied sciences
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Beverages
Buna-S
Business
Business structures
butadiene
Charlestown (Indiana)
Chemical compounds
Chemicals
Chemistry
DuPont neoprene plant
Economic policy
Economics
Elastomers
Food
Food science
Foodstuffs
History of the Americas
Iron alloys
Kentucky Ordnance Works
Materials science
Metallurgy
Military defense
Military personnel
Military science
Physical sciences
Political science
Polymers
prostitution
smokeless powder plant
Soldiers
Steels
Synthetic rubbers
Technology
War
War economics
War theaters
Weapons
World wars
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Summary:Axis aggression during the late 1930s profoundly affected the thinking of Kentuckians. Kentuckians grew to despise German leader Adolf Hitler, viewing him as a growing threat to the peace they enjoyed. Given Hitler’s misbehavior, most particularly the use of force against weaker nations, the people of the commonwealth embraced the official American policy of preparedness for the possibility of war even as they hoped that war would not engulf the United States. When war did come, thrust on Americans by the Japanese bombing of U.S. vessels docked at Pearl Harbor, Kentucky businesses and workers committed themselves wholeheartedly to construction of
ISBN:9780813165639
0813165636
DOI:10.5810/kentucky/9780813165639.003.0002