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.
Aliases (3)
- 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
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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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| chairperson |
Donald M. Nelson
→
Julius A. Krug → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| contributedTo |
Allied victory in World War II through industrial mobilization
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| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| dissolved |
1945
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| formedDuringPresidencyOf |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalRole |
central coordinating body for U.S. war production
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| implementedPolicy |
conversion of consumer goods factories to war production
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limitation of civilian goods production → rationing of strategic materials → |
| inception |
1942
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legislativeBasis |
executive order of the President of the United States
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| mainPurpose |
allocate scarce materials and resources during World War II
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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
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automobile industry → shipbuilding industry → steel industry → |
| parentOrganization |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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| partOf |
United States war economy
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| precededBy |
Office of Production Management
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Supply Priorities and Allocations Board → |
| regulated |
production priorities for war contracts
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use of raw materials such as steel, aluminum, and rubber → |
| replaced |
decentralized prewar industrial procurement system
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| replacedBy |
Civilian Production Administration
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| significantEvent |
mobilization of U.S. industry for total war
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| subOrganization |
Bureau of Industry Operations
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Office of Production Research and Development → Office of War Utilities → Regional War Production Boards → |
| timePeriod |
American home front during World War II
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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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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Foreign Economic Administration
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coordinateWith |
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Alexander Legge
("war production administration")
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fieldOfWork |
|
Office for Emergency Management
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hasPart |
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War Industries Board
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influenced |
|
United States home front during World War II
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involvedAgency |
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Office for Emergency Management
("War Production Board (in administrative support roles)")
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oversaw |
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Bureau of Industry Operations
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parentOrganization |
|
Bureau of Industry Operations
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partOf |
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Office for Emergency Management
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relatedTo |
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Civilian Production Administration
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replaced |
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Office of Production Management
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replacedBy |
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War Production Board
("Regional War Production Boards")
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subOrganization |