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War Production Board
Brought about huge wartime changes
Lend Lease program significance
Large aid to UK USSR and Latin America allowed expanded US industry
Bracero Program Significance
US industry and agriculture had an easier time managing labor shortages
How why did us mobilize industry
Not enough machine tools to make matériel, matériel production slowed until machine tool production set to full scale
Office of Production Management
Regulated production and supply of materials needed for national defense and coordinated companies involved
Supplies production and allocation board
Coordinated the priorities of manufacturing outputs within the nation
War Production Board
Increased output but couldnt guarantee raw material constant flow
Training within Industry
Provided preparation for the unskilled so they could join the labor force
Office of Price Administration
Lowered the ceiling for inflation and allowed for more disposable income that lead to war bond supply, limited inflation and stabalized economy
War Bonds
took money out of economy and sold citizens security to finance the war and prevent inflation
Cold War Significance
Promoted national defense industries and allowed for economy to stay successful
GI Bill of rights / Servicemans Readjustment act
federal aid and easier transition to work, low interest mortgages that lead to construction boom and more employment, educational opportunities
Taft-Haftley Act
Didnt have to join unions, advance notice of a strike, narrowed unfair labor laws and union practices, pledge not communist
Truman Doctrine
US policy to provide countries battling communism / totalitarianism with military and economic aid
Dept if munitions and supply
Coordianted purchases for the military materials given to allies
Wartime Industries Control Board
wage price controlled inflation and controlled employment options
Gouzenko Affair
Russian Igor Gouzenko defects to canada and reveals soviet espionage and spies in Canada
Radar
Battle of Britain - warned of german air raid
all weather to target ships and airplanes
Coral Sea
Prevented Port moresby attack and aussie isolation, aircraft carriers used, ships never saw each other
Midway
Turning point of pacific cause jp lost so many carriers
Bazooka
First implemented in north africa and sicily
smoke betrayed location