Before the U.S. entry into World War II, America produced relatively small numbers of military aircraft. How did the United States employ strategies to achieve mass production of diverse military aircraft in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack? How did the available workforce change? Furthermore, what economic factors supported this manufacturing capacity and played a role in the rapid expansion of aircraft production in the country? Once the war was over, how did this infrastructure aid in fighting the Cold War, starting with the Berlin Airlift?

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