USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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War Industries BoardFood Administration Fuel Administration Railroad Administration Emergency Ship Corporation War Labor Board These Federal agencies are an example of:

(A) the government’s attempt to maintain laissez faire policies

(B) the government’s new role in administering overseas colonies

(C) ** the government’s temporary powers over the economy during World War I

(D) the government’s expanded powers under President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal

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Concept note-1: -The War Industries Board (WIB) existed from July 1917 to December 1918 to coordinate and channel production in the United States by setting priorities, fixing prices, and standardizing products to support the war efforts of the United States and its allies.

Concept note-2: -The War Industries Board (WIB) was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies between the War Department (Department of the Army) and the Navy Department.

Concept note-3: -Wilson also created the War Industries Board, run by Bernard Baruch, to ensure adequate military supplies. The War Industries Board had the power to direct shipments of raw materials, as well as to control government contracts with private producers.

Concept note-4: -Key Takeaways: War Industries Board The War Industries Board (WIB) was created by President Woodrow Wilson in July 1917. It was intended to help the U.S. prepare for World War I by increasing industrial production and coordinating the purchase of war materials by the Army and the Navy.