History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1072 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Railroad Administration
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The idea
Treasury Secretary William McAdoo headed the Railroad Administration, which held what the anchor calls extraordinary war powers over the entire railroad industry.
In practice
The federal government running the nation's railroads for the duration of the war.
Where people slip
The railroads of unit three, once divided among a few tycoons, now answered to Washington.
Your place on the trail
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