Question

What is not true about the War Production Board (WPB)? A. It supervised the production of $185 billion of war goods. B. The WPB could halt the creation of non-essential goods. C. FDR created the WPB and was the first director of the board. D. The WPB could prioritize the distribution of scarce resources.

Answer 1

Option C) “FDR created the WPB and was the first director of the board” is not true about the War Production Board. The WPB was created by President Franklin Roosevelt in January 1942 and its first director was Donald M. Nelson. This government agency was created to supervise war goods in World War II. Options A, B and D are all true as they relate directly to the purpose of controlling different factories’ production in order to collaborate with war needs. The WPB was dissolved in 1945 after the Japan’s defeat in World War II.