Item Detail
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31833
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English
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Utah’s Defense Industries and Workers in World War II
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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1991
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59
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4
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Utah State Historical Society
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39-53
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"World War II had a significant impact on Utah. The federal government's war contracts offered economic escape from depression conditions. The traditional labor supply, young white males, was inducted into the service, leaving those on the homefront—women, ethnic minorities, and the handicapped— to take up the industrial work The new workers called forth innovative ideas and solutions from their employers. Not only did employers have to address worker needs on the job, but community services had to be expanded to aid worker adjustment to the war industries. The joint effort of government, private industry, and the workers themselves assured that Utah's war plants ran efficiently with morale kept high and daily discomfort low." [Author]
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Sentinels on the Desert : The Dugway Proving Ground (1942-1963) and Deseret Chemical Depot (1942-1963)
Supply Hub of the West : Defense Depot Ogden, 1941-1964
The Great Depression
The Impact of World War II
They Kept 'Em Rolling : The Tooele Army Depot, 1942-1962
Utah's Biggest Business : Ogden Air Material Area At Hill Air Force Base, 1938-1965
Utah's History