Wartime Production: 1944 = making half the weapons in the world, this is because of:
Willing industrialists rallied behind FDR, War Production Board, 100 firms had 80% of war contracts; 1000s involved in supplying. Extra workers: 14 m involved in wartime factories, GM took on 0.75m, 4m migrated from South to North.
300,000 women joined armed forces & 7m joined the work force.