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War Production Board

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The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. [1]

38 relations: Allies of World War II, American Federation of Labor, Board of Economic Warfare, Bruce Catton, Campbell Soup Company, Charles Edward Wilson (businessman), Combined Food Board, Combined Munitions Assignments Board, Combined Production and Resources Board, Combined Raw Materials Board, Donald M. Nelson, Executive order, Federal government of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Electric, Irving Brown, Joseph Stalin, Julius Albert Krug, Lieutenant general, National War Labor Board (1942–1945), Office for Emergency Management, Office of Price Administration, Office of War Mobilization, Owens-Illinois, Supply Priorities and Allocation Board, Surrender of Japan, T. S. Fitch, Tehran Conference, The Film Daily, United States, United States Secretary of Agriculture, United States Secretary of the Navy, United States Secretary of War, War Manpower Commission, Washington Steel Corporation, Washington, D.C., William Beverly Murphy, World War II.

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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American Federation of Labor

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor union.

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Board of Economic Warfare

The Office of Administrator of Export Control (also referred to as the Export Control Administration) was established in the United States by Presidential Proclamation 2413, July 2, 1940, to administer export licensing provisions of the act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714).

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Bruce Catton

Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, known best for his books concerning the American Civil War.

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Campbell Soup Company

The Campbell Soup Company, also known as just Campbell's, is an American producer of canned soups and related products that are sold in 120 countries around the world.

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Charles Edward Wilson (businessman)

Charles Edward Wilson (November 18, 1886 in New York City – January 3, 1972 in Bronxville, New York) was a CEO of General Electric.

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Combined Food Board

The Combined Food Board was a temporary World War II government agency that allocated the combined economic resources of the United States and Britain.

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Combined Munitions Assignments Board

The Combined Munitions Assignments Board or Combined Munitions Assignments Board was a major government agency for the U.S. and Britain in World War II.

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Combined Production and Resources Board

The Combined Production and Resources Board was a temporary World War II government agency that allocated the combined economic resources of the United States and Britain.

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Combined Raw Materials Board

The Combined Raw Materials Board was a temporary World War II government agency that allocated the combined economic resources of the United States and Britain.

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Donald M. Nelson

Donald Marr Nelson (1888–1959) was an American business executive and public servant, serving as the executive vice president of Sears Roebuck before accepting the position of director of priorities of the United States Office of Production Management (1941–1942).

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Executive order

In the United States, an executive order is a directive issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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General Electric

General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Irving Brown

Irving Brown (Bronx, October 5, 1911 – Paris, July 14, 1989) was an American trades-unionist, member of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and then of the AFL-CIO, who played an important role in Western Europe and in Africa, during the Cold War, in supporting splits among trade-unions in order to counter Communist influence.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian nationality.

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Julius Albert Krug

Julius Albert Krug (November 23, 1907March 26, 1970) was a politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Interior for the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1946 until 1949.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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National War Labor Board (1942–1945)

The National War Labor Board, commonly the War Labor Board (NWLB or WLB) was an agency of the United States government established January 12, 1942 by executive order to mediate labor disputes during World War II.

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Office for Emergency Management

The Office for Emergency Management (OEM) was an office within the Executive Office of the United States President.

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Office of Price Administration

The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established within the Office for Emergency Management of the United States government by Executive Order 8875 on August 28, 1941.

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Office of War Mobilization

The Office of War Mobilization (OWM) was an independent agency of the United States government formed during World War II to coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort.

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Owens-Illinois

Owens-Illinois Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that specializes in container glass products.

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Supply Priorities and Allocation Board

The Supply Priorities and Allocation Board (SPAB) was a United States administrative entity within the Office for Emergency Management which was created and dissolved during World War II.

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Surrender of Japan

The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.

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T. S. Fitch

Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (21 March 1908 – 7 October 1969) was the founder and CEO of Washington Steel Corporation.

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Tehran Conference

The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka) was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran.

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The Film Daily

The Film Daily was a daily publication that existed from 1915 to 1970 in the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Secretary of Agriculture

The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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United States Secretary of the Navy

The Secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Secretary of War

The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.

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War Manpower Commission

The War Manpower Commission was a World War II agency of the United States Government charged with planning to balance the labor needs of agriculture, industry and the armed forces.

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Washington Steel Corporation

Washington Steel Corporation was a highly successful post-war stainless steel production company, located in Washington, Pennsylvania.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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William Beverly Murphy

William Beverly Murphy (June 17, 1907 – May 29, 1994) was an American food businessman.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Production_Board

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