What government agency was created to coordinate production and procurement during a major war?

• A. AFL
• B. IWW
• C. War Industries Board
• D. Fordism

Answer: (C)

Coordinating production and procurement during a major war requires a central authority that can align factories, materials, and orders with national needs. In World War I, the United States created the War Industries Board for this exact purpose. This government agency, led by Bernard Baruch, brought industry leaders together to set production priorities, allocate scarce materials like steel and fuel, and standardize parts so different plants could work efficiently together. It also steered the conversion of peacetime industries to war production, speeding up output to meet military demands. AFL and IWW are labor unions, not a government body, and Fordism refers to Henry Ford’s private mass-production system, not a wartime coordinating agency.