Office of Price Administration
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The Office of Price Administration was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for controlling prices and rents and preventing wartime inflation through measures such as price ceilings and rationing.
Aliases (2)
- Administrator of the Office of Price Administration ×1
- Office for Foreign Exchange and Price Control ×1
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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wartime economic control agency → |
| aimedTo |
ensure equitable distribution of scarce goods
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prevent runaway inflation during wartime mobilization → support the war effort on the home front → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appliesToTimePeriod |
United States home front during World War II
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World War II → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1947
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| foundedBy |
United States Congress
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| hasMainTask |
administer rationing programs
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allocate scarce civilian goods → combat black market activities → control prices → control rents → enforce price regulations → enforce rent controls → issue ration coupons → prevent wartime inflation → protect consumers during wartime → regulate distribution of essential commodities → set price ceilings → stabilize cost of living → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| implemented |
rationing of coffee
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rationing of fuel oil → rationing of gasoline → rationing of meat → rationing of processed foods → rationing of shoes → rationing of sugar → rationing of tires → |
| inception |
1941
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| notableChairperson |
Chester Bowles
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Leon Henderson → Prentiss M. Brown → |
| operatedDuringPresidencyOf |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman → |
| parentOrganization |
United States Office for Emergency Management
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| partOf |
Executive branch of the United States government
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| regulated |
prices of automobiles
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prices of clothing → prices of consumer goods → prices of food → prices of gasoline → prices of household appliances → prices of tires → rents for residential housing → |
| replacedBy |
Office of Temporary Controls
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various successor agencies in postwar period → |
| significantEvent |
establishment of nationwide price ceilings during World War II
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introduction of ration books for U.S. civilians → postwar political controversy over continuation of price controls → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office for Emergency Management
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Office of the Four Year Plan ("Office for Foreign Exchange and Price Control") → |
hasPart |
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War Manpower Commission
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cooperatedWith |
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Office of War Mobilization
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coordinatedWith |
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Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
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created |
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Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
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empowered |
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United States home front during World War II
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involvedAgency |
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Office for Emergency Management
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oversaw |
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Prentiss M. Brown
("Administrator of the Office of Price Administration")
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positionHeld |