THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION

THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION

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Although the New Deal alphabet agencies are best known for their roles in combating the economic emergency of the 1930s, many of these agencies served important strategic functions during the military emergency of the 1940s. This paper examines the important strategic contributions of the alphabet a...

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Main Author: Jason Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2004-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/146
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spelling doaj-e2a2566ec2dd4c3bab55daf13582100f2020-11-25T02:23:01ZengEconomic & Business History SocietyEssays in Economic and Business History0896-226X2004-06-01221THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATIONJason TaylorAlthough the New Deal alphabet agencies are best known for their roles in combating the economic emergency of the 1930s, many of these agencies served important strategic functions during the military emergency of the 1940s. This paper examines the important strategic contributions of the alphabet agencies—particularly those in the newly created Federal Works Agency—during the Second World War.When the Federal Works Agerny went to war the chief weapons it employed were those forged by more than 10 years of experience in large scale public works. —Federal Works Agency 1942 Annual Report (p. 2)http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/146
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THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION
Essays in Economic and Business History
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title THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION
title_short THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION
title_full THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION
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title_full_unstemmed THE NEW DEAL GOES TO WAR: THE ROLE OF THE ALPHABET AGENCIES IN WORLD WAR II MOBILIZATION
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publishDate 2004-06-01
description Although the New Deal alphabet agencies are best known for their roles in combating the economic emergency of the 1930s, many of these agencies served important strategic functions during the military emergency of the 1940s. This paper examines the important strategic contributions of the alphabet agencies—particularly those in the newly created Federal Works Agency—during the Second World War.When the Federal Works Agerny went to war the chief weapons it employed were those forged by more than 10 years of experience in large scale public works. —Federal Works Agency 1942 Annual Report (p. 2)
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