War Manpower Commission
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The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
Aliases (1)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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World War II home front organization → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appointedBy |
President of the United States
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| conflict |
World War II
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| cooperatedWith |
Office of Price Administration
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Office of War Mobilization → Selective Service System → United States Department of Labor → War Production Board → state employment services → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1945
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| hasObjective |
coordinate civilian and military manpower needs
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ensure adequate labor supply for war industries → limit labor use in nonessential industries → maximize efficiency of national manpower resources → prevent labor shortages in critical sectors → |
| hasRole |
allocation of manpower
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control of labor turnover → coordination of war production labor needs → direction of worker training programs → management of civilian workforce → mobilization of civilian labor → recruitment for armed forces and war industries → regulation of nonessential employment → support of office of war mobilization → support of selective service system → support of war production board → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalPeriod |
United States home front during World War II
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| inception |
1942
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| industryRegulated |
agriculture
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construction → mining → shipbuilding → transportation → war-related manufacturing → |
| legalForm |
temporary wartime agency
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| notableActivity |
directing workers from nonessential to essential war industries
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expanding employment of women and minorities in war industries → |
| partOf |
United States war mobilization apparatus
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| reasonForAbolition |
end of World War II and demobilization
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| scope |
civilian labor and manpower in the United States
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| usedPolicyInstrument |
employment stabilization plans
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labor priorities → occupational deferments → placement services through employment offices → training and re-training programs → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office for Emergency Management
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World War II economic mobilization ("United States wartime economic mobilization") → |
hasPart |
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Works Progress Administration
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Works Progress Administration → |
replacedBy |
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Office of War Mobilization
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coordinatedWith |
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United States home front during World War II
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involvedAgency |
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FEPC
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reportedTo |