History of the United States II / Unit 18 USH2 2556 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Government That Ran the Economy
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The idea
In the First World War, entry 1074 records, four agencies directed industry, food, transport and opinion: the War Industries Board, the Food Administration, the Railroad Administration and the Committee on Public Information.
In practice
The railroads taken over, and food saved by appeal.
Where people slip
Entry 1070 notes that the New Deal would reach back to this wartime precedent.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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