Civilian Production Administration
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The Civilian Production Administration was a U.S. government agency created near the end of World War II to oversee the transition of American industry from wartime to peacetime production.
Aliases (1)
- Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion ×1
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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| appliesTo |
American industry
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
National Archives and Records Administration finding aids
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United States government historical records → |
| dissolved |
1946
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| hasRole |
allocation of materials for civilian use
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control of industrial production priorities → oversight of transition from wartime to peacetime production → removal of wartime production restrictions → support for reconversion of war industries → |
| hasScope |
civilian goods production
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industrial capacity management → materials distribution → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historyPeriod |
World War II home front in the United States
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post–World War II economic adjustment in the United States → |
| inception |
1945
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| industry |
economic planning
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industrial regulation → |
| legislativeBasis |
executive authority of the President of the United States
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| operatingPeriod |
post–World War II reconversion era
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| parentOrganization |
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
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| partOf |
United States war and postwar mobilization apparatus
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| replaced |
War Production Board
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| replacedBy |
Civilian Production Administration functions in Department of Commerce
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Office of Temporary Controls → |
| significantEvent |
transition from World War II wartime production to peacetime production
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office of Civilian Defense
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Office of War Mobilization ("Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion") → War Production Board → |
replacedBy |