War Industries Board
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The War Industries Board was a U.S. government agency during World War I that coordinated and prioritized industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Industries Board canonical | 4 |
| Supply Priorities and Allocations Board | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28181 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: War Industries Board Context triple: [Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917, relatedTo, War Industries Board]
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Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
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National Defense Research Committee
The National Defense Research Committee was a U.S. World War II-era body that coordinated and accelerated military-related scientific research, laying the groundwork for the later Office of Scientific Research and Development.
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D.
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company was a dominant late-19th-century American steel producer that played a central role in the expansion of the U.S. steel industry and the rise of modern industrial capitalism.
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E.
Economic Cooperation Administration
The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: War Industries Board Target entity description: The War Industries Board was a U.S. government agency during World War I that coordinated and prioritized industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
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A.
Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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B.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
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C.
National Defense Research Committee
The National Defense Research Committee was a U.S. World War II-era body that coordinated and accelerated military-related scientific research, laying the groundwork for the later Office of Scientific Research and Development.
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D.
Office of the Four Year Plan
The Office of the Four Year Plan was a central Nazi economic and administrative body, led by Hermann Göring, tasked with preparing Germany’s economy and industry for war and autarky.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company was a dominant late-19th-century American steel producer that played a central role in the expansion of the U.S. steel industry and the rise of modern industrial capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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World War I-era agency ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States industrial sector
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private manufacturers with war contracts ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | executive order ⓘ |
| chairperson | Bernard M. Baruch ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
government–industry relations
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industrial mobilization ⓘ resource allocation ⓘ war economy planning ⓘ |
| follows |
National Security Resources Board
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surface form:
Council of National Defense (industrial functions)
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| hasEffect |
expansion of federal role in the economy
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increased coordination of U.S. war production ⓘ precedent for centralized economic planning in wartime ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alexander Legge
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Bernard M. Baruch ⓘ Hugh Frayne ⓘ Hugh Johnson ⓘ Robert S. Brookings ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
allocation of raw materials for war production
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avoid duplication in industrial output ⓘ coordination of industrial production for war ⓘ increase efficiency of wartime production ⓘ mediation between government and industry ⓘ prioritization of military contracts ⓘ standardization of industrial products ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| influenced |
War Production Board
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later U.S. wartime mobilization agencies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European wartime economic planning ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork | standardization of industrial products to reduce waste ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of War Mobilization
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surface form:
United States war mobilization apparatus
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| regulates |
allocation of coal
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allocation of other strategic raw materials ⓘ allocation of petroleum ⓘ allocation of steel ⓘ priority ratings for government contracts ⓘ production of military equipment ⓘ production of munitions ⓘ |
| significantEvent | World War I ⓘ |
| uses | priority rating system for contracts ⓘ |
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Subject: War Industries Board Description of subject: The War Industries Board was a U.S. government agency during World War I that coordinated and prioritized industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
Referenced by (5)
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