As the economic troubles of the 1930s pushed the world ever-closer to war, Society members responded by helping to convert America's industries into the primary military supplier for the Allied war effort, or what President Roosevelt referred to as the "arsenal of democracy."
The economic struggles of the 1930s and the looming threat of war led to a shift in American industry towards supplying military goods for the Allied forces. This transformation was spearheaded by President Roosevelt's vision of "the arsenal of democracy."