War Production Board
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The War Production Board was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for directing industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Production Board canonical | 13 |
| Regional War Production Boards | 1 |
| War Production Board (in administrative support roles) | 1 |
| war production administration | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
World War II home front organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| chairperson |
Donald M. Nelson
ⓘ
Julius A. Krug ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Allied victory in World War II through industrial mobilization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| formedDuringPresidencyOf |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central coordinating body for U.S. war production ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
conversion of consumer goods factories to war production
ⓘ
limitation of civilian goods production ⓘ rationing of strategic materials ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legislativeBasis | executive order of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
allocate scarce materials and resources during World War II
ⓘ
control production priorities and schedules ⓘ convert civilian industry to war production ⓘ coordinate procurement of military supplies ⓘ direct industrial production for the U.S. war effort in World War II ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Donald M. Nelson
ⓘ
Henry J. Kaiser ⓘ Julius A. Krug ⓘ William S. Knudsen ⓘ |
| oversawSector |
aircraft industry
ⓘ
automobile industry ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States war economy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Office of Production Management
ⓘ
Office of Defense Mobilization ⓘ
surface form:
Supply Priorities and Allocations Board
|
| regulated |
production priorities for war contracts
ⓘ
use of raw materials such as steel, aluminum, and rubber ⓘ |
| replaced | decentralized prewar industrial procurement system ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Civilian Production Administration ⓘ |
| significantEvent | mobilization of U.S. industry for total war ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Bureau of Industry Operations
ⓘ
Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Production Research and Development
Office of War Utilities ⓘ War Production Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Regional War Production Boards
|
| timePeriod | American home front during World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Office for Emergency Management
this entity surface form:
War Production Board (in administrative support roles)
this entity surface form:
Regional War Production Boards
this entity surface form:
war production administration