Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Primary Sources
Bromberg, Irving. "Irv Bromberg." Interview by Dave Graham. Columbus Jewish Historical
29 Nov. 2018. This source is trustworthy because it comes from a firsthand interview
with the actual person. This interview has been posted on History.Com as well as
National Geographic. The interview helped us because we get a primary source from a
person participating directly in the War, not by the people running it.
Krier, Mae. Interview. 18 Apr. 2017. This is an interview with one of the Rosie the Riveters in
World War II. This information comes directly from one of the Rosies and talks about the
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "Arsenal of Democracy." Fireside Chat 16, 29 Dec. 1940. Address.
This source is FDR's speech on the "Arsenal of Democracy" we used many quotes from
this source and used information in our section on the Arsenal of Democracy. This is a
reliable source because it comes from the President who gave the address.
Vellema, Charles. Interview. By Robert Daniels. This is a primary source that shows the life of a
soldier that participated in World War II, this source is reliable because it is information
Secondary Sources
detroit-won-world-war-ii. Accessed 13 Dec. 2018. This site is easy to use, and we used it
due to the fact that it directly relating to our topic. In addition, there are many additional
world-war-ii. This is a website link that came form the original website by A.J Blaine.
This website gives more detailed explanations to how the material was manufactured and
shipped.
2007. World War II AFV Plans. This website gave us a tactical insight to the machines
the plants were producing. In these machines, they were simply designed to outclass their
enemies. However, the most produced tank was the Sherman, which won battles by
Herman, Arthur. "Book Review: 'The Arsenal of Democracy' by A.J. Baime." The Wall Street
review was helpful in the summary of the book, as well as explaining some things in the
book.
Hyde, Charles K. Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II.
Detroit, Wayne State UP, 2013. This book shows the impact that the war made on the
automobile industry. During the war, car production dropped down. Vehicle production,
This book gave us information about the end of the Great Depression, and how WW2
transformed American into a global superpower to be reckoned with. We found this book
Kennedy, David M. "The Great Depression and World War 2, 1929-1945." The Guilder
gave us accurate pre and post Great Depression photos, as well as showing the transition
important for the U.S. Germany produced top-of-the-line tanks, capable of taking down
many allied tanks at once. The only choice for the allies was to start mass-producing
tanks that they already had, to overwhelm the Axis with sheer numbers.
Song, Song. "Ford in World War 2." Ford Rouge River Factory, 30 Nov. 2018, Rouge River
Factory. Speech. This primary source was given by our Applied Engineering teacher,
explaining the inner workings of the Rouge River Factory, which now manufactures Ford
vehicles. The main idea of the speech was the transition into and out of war.
"Tank Factories of the Second World War, 1940-1945." Rare Historical Photos,
about Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant which produced most of World War II's B24s.
"Willow Run Bomber Plant." Arsenal of Democracy, pp. 1-36. Detroit in WW2. Benson Ford
contained many images that we used in our pages about the Willow Run Bomber Plant