Summary Of The Arsenal Of Democracy

In the document “The ‘Arsenal of Democracy’” by Franklin D. Roosevelt, is a speech given on the issue of World War II. It was broadcasted in the radio on December 29, 1940. Arsenal of democracy is a slogan used for the military power of the U.S., and how it is with its Allies. Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to combat Americans by warning them of the treat Germany gave. Basically, Roosevelt gave his word to help the United Kingdom fight Germany, the Nazi, by providing the military weapons needed. In the meantime, the U.S. had no real involvement in the fight. However, it was not enough and Roosevelt believed they needed more supplies and more defense power and urged everyone to put all the effort they could. In the end, Roosevelt is more than confident that will succeed and not be defeated. This document is a primary source as it is written before the events discussed in the document. It is not written after the events took place. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the author of this text and was the president at the time. Purpose of this document being, as Roosevelt acknowledges, …show more content…
Basically, discussing the issues women had to deal with at the time. Women’s involvement in labor was rising as campaigns were composed to attract more women. Purpose of this document is, “This paper seeks to examine the interplay between wartime propaganda and advertising discourse that surrounded the depictions of war worker women” (Yesil, 1). The wartime propaganda did encourage women to participate in employment as well as the traditional home- making part as well. The main points discussed throughout the text are those that Yesil does not support and wants people to be aware of, which are the role women had in the war effort compared to men, the reason for women to work was based on the acceptance of men and how beauty and being a women impacted their