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Didn't a lot of that military production capacity come from repurposing civilian infrastructure, like auto plants and the like? Also, it would probably be hard
by Slansitartop 9y ago
Didn't a lot of that military production capacity come from repurposing civilian infrastructure, like auto plants and the like?
Also, it would probably be harder to bootstrap 2020s-era manufacturing infrastructure than it would be to bootstrap 1940s-era infrastructure.
- sushid 9y agoIt was also the first time we had idle housewives become a prominent place in the workforce. We don't really have that luxury in this day and age.
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- rubidium 9y ago"Idle"? They weren't idle (look into what clothes washing alone used to take), but the war effort certainly shifted priorities and also increased the number of women without domestic responsibilities.