World War II economic mobilization
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World War II economic mobilization was the large-scale transformation of national economies—especially in the United States and other Allied powers—into war-focused production systems that ended mass unemployment and massively expanded industrial output.
Aliases (10)
- United States home front during World War II ×2
- British war economy during World War II ×1
- United States war and postwar mobilization apparatus ×1
- United States war economy during World War II ×1
- World War II armaments production ×1
- World War II home front economic administration ×1
- World War II home front economic regulation ×1
- World War II industrial expansion ×1
- World War II labor–government cooperation ×1
- World War II shipbuilding program ×1
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic policy
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historical process → war economy → |
| aimedAt |
eliminating peacetime unemployment
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maximizing war production → supporting large-scale military operations → |
| appliesTo |
Allied powers
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Axis powers → |
| characterizedBy |
full employment conditions in many belligerent states
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high levels of government intervention in the economy → priority of military needs over civilian consumption → |
| endTime |
late 1940s
→
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| hasPart |
British wartime economic mobilization
→
German wartime economic mobilization → Japanese wartime economic mobilization → Soviet wartime economic mobilization → United States wartime economic mobilization → home front industrial production → labor mobilization → price controls → rationing systems → strategic resource allocation → war finance policies → |
| inContextOf |
World War II
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| influenced |
Cold War military–industrial policy
→
postwar reconstruction strategies → postwar welfare state expansion in some countries → |
| involvedSector |
agriculture
→
automobile industry → aviation industry → energy production → heavy industry → research and development → shipbuilding → |
| resultedIn |
end of mass unemployment in the United States
→
expansion of government economic planning → expansion of industrial capacity in the United States → growth of military–industrial complexes → increased female labor force participation → long-term structural changes in national economies → massive expansion of industrial output → postwar economic dominance of the United States → rapid GDP growth in participating countries → technological innovation in industry → |
| startTime |
late 1930s
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|
| usedPolicyInstrument |
allocation of raw materials
→
centralized procurement → industrial conversion from civilian to military production → rationing of consumer goods → selective service and conscription → tax increases → wage and price controls → war bond campaigns → war production boards → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Prentiss M. Brown
("World War II home front economic regulation")
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Willy Messerschmitt ("World War II armaments production") → |
participatedIn |
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Executive Order 9347
("United States war economy during World War II")
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Public Law 77-671 ("United States home front during World War II") → |
relatedTo |
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
("World War II labor–government cooperation")
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United States Maritime Commission ("World War II shipbuilding program") → |
significantEvent |
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Great Migration of African Americans
("World War II industrial expansion")
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cause |
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Great Depression
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followedBy |
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British home front during World War II
("British war economy during World War II")
→
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hasPart |
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War Manpower Commission
("United States home front during World War II")
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historicalPeriod |
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Hugh Gaitskell
("World War II home front economic administration")
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militaryService |
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Civilian Production Administration
("United States war and postwar mobilization apparatus")
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partOf |