WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Question
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The War Industries Board was in charge of doing what?
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Boycotting trade with other countires
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Shutting down factories during the war
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Converting factories to the production of war related goods
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Woodrow Wilson appointed Bernard Baruch to head the War Industries Board to coordinate production of war material during World War I.
Detailed explanation-3: -The industry that was transformed into war production in only nine months was the American Automobile industry. They were able to do this because they had all the materials needed to create other things.
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