This office of war mobilization took over from the earlier War Production Board to shift the country from a peacetime to a wartime economy. This boosted the economy when workers went to work developing weapons.
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In the USA it was President Roosevelt. After the death of Franklin Roosevelt, it was Harry Truman.
To supervise the government agencies involved in the war effort.The Office of War Mobilization (OWM) supervised Government efforts to allocate scarce resources, regulate production, established production contracts, negotiate with organised labor, and control inflation.
*Franklin D. Roosevelt was President when the USA formally entered WW 2 on December 7, 1941, after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt died, while in office, on April 12, 1945. *Vice-President Harry S Truman succeeded to the Presidency and held office when Japan surrendered to end WW 2 on August 15, 1945 (V-J Day).
Franklin D. Roosevelt served the most of World War II as the President of the United States. He was in office from 1933 until his death in April 1945, which was just a few months before the war officially ended in September 1945. Roosevelt played a crucial role in leading the Allies to victory during this global conflict.
Office of war mobilization