The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
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book
nonfiction history book
"The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" is a nonfiction history book by A. J. Baime that chronicles how Detroit’s auto industry transformed into a wartime production powerhouse during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership.
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| The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War Context triple: [A. J. Baime, notableWork, The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War]
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A.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
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B.
The Home Front
"The Home Front" is a book by British suffragette and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst that examines the social and economic conditions of working-class people in Britain during World War I.
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C.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
"No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines the Roosevelts’ leadership and American domestic life during World War II.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
Roosevelt's Secret War
Roosevelt's Secret War is a historical book by Joseph E. Persico that explores Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extensive use of intelligence, espionage, and covert operations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War Target entity description: "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" is a nonfiction history book by A. J. Baime that chronicles how Detroit’s auto industry transformed into a wartime production powerhouse during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership.
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A.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
-
B.
The Home Front
"The Home Front" is a book by British suffragette and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst that examines the social and economic conditions of working-class people in Britain during World War I.
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C.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
"No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines the Roosevelts’ leadership and American domestic life during World War II.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
Roosevelt's Secret War
Roosevelt's Secret War is a historical book by Joseph E. Persico that explores Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extensive use of intelligence, espionage, and covert operations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction history book ⓘ |
| author | A. J. Baime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
economic mobilization as key to Allied victory
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relationship between government and industry during war ⓘ transformation of peacetime industry into wartime production ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
political leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt in wartime production
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technological and logistical challenges of mass-producing weapons ⓘ tension between isolationism and interventionism in prewar America ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Chrysler
NERFINISHED
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Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Edsel Ford
NERFINISHED
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Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conversion of automobile factories to wartime production
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industrial mobilization in the United States ⓘ role of Detroit in Allied victory ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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military history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | United States-centric view of World War II production ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
Detroit auto industry
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Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ United States home front during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ war production ⓘ |
| portrays | Detroit as the arsenal of democracy ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | arsenal of democracy speech ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Franklin D. Roosevelt's December 1940 fireside chat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Detroit
NERFINISHED
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Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
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