Flash flooding and intense deforestation

Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

High winds and railroad construction

Severe heat and rapid suburban development

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

Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.

Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.

Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.

Factories could extend working hours.

By overthrowing a dictator in North Korea

By fighting a global war on terrorism

By offering assistance to refugees escaping genocide

By supporting the Arab Spring movement

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

The availability of buffalo

The discovery of precious metals

A series of federal land grants

A decrease in agricultural production

Unfair lending practices by banks

Unequal representation in local legislatures

Inadequate medical services in urban areas

Discrimination by emplouyers