“That by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, and for the support and maintenance of the Army and Navy, to assure an adequate supply and equitable distribution, and to facilitate the movement, of foods, feeds, fuel... and to establish and maintain governmental control of necessaries during the war. ... [T]he President is authorized to make such regulations and to issue such orders as are essential to carry out the provisions of this Act.”
— Lever Food and Fuel Control Act, 1917
Which of the following developments on the United States home front during World War I was most directly enabled by the passage of the legislation excerpted above?
- The creation of federal administrations to regulate agricultural production and coordinate fuel conservation efforts.Cevap
- BThe preservation of laissez-faire economic policies by relying entirely on unregulated private markets to distribute resources to the military.
- CThe establishment of long-term economic relief agencies designed to provide direct financial aid to citizens impoverished by the Great Depression.
- DThe implementation of a total embargo on food and fuel exports to European nations to maintain absolute diplomatic isolation.
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The creation of federal administrations to regulate agricultural production and coordinate fuel conservation efforts.
The correct option is correct because the Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 authorized the federal government to regulate the price, production, and distribution of food and fuel resources during the war. This led directly to the creation of wartime agencies such as the Food Administration (which promoted conservation and coordinated agricultural output) and the Fuel Administration (which managed coal distribution and introduced daylight saving time).
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Wartime Economic Mobilization and Federal Power
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