Noun
arsenal of democracy
(politics, figuratively) The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and possessor of the greatest quantity of advanced military weaponry in the world, in the service of defending democratic forms of government.
Arsenal of Democracy
Alternative form of arsenal of democracy
On December 29, 1940, he delivered his Arsenal of Democracy fireside chat, in which he made the case for involvement in the war directly to the American people. Source: Internet
America should be the " Arsenal of Democracy ", he told his fireside audience. Source: Internet
His goal was to make America the " Arsenal of Democracy ", which would supply munitions to the Allies. Source: Internet
Roosevelt guaranteed that the U.S. would be the "Arsenal of Democracy" by shipping $50 billion of Lend Lease supplies, primarily to Britain and to the USSR, China and other Allies. Source: Internet