maintain the country's military and industrial production levels

increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board

outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions

increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project

designing radar technology for submarines

flying bombing missions into enemy territory

encoding military communications for secure transmission

providing intelligence on enemy positions

internment camps for Japanese Americans

the Office of War Mobilization

nuclear test sites in Nevada

the Office of Price Administration

prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms

increase the influence of business owners on regulator legislation

promote the principle of direct democracy

limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

North American Free Trade Agreement

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

transport Polish refugees to safety

prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.

They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.

They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.

They helped establish the United States as imperial power similar to European nations.

To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty

To protect national security

To reduce competition for jobs

To prevent communist influence on labor unions

Progressive Era

Great Deression

Roaring Twenties

Cold War

signing of the Civil Rights Act

passage of Prohibition laws

ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

creation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps