It was Poland that was a communist state during the Cold War. This was due to the fact that it had fallen under Soviet control after World War II, and the Soviets were communist.
In the United States, the purpose of the War Production Board (WPB) was to "<span>oversee the conversion of peacetime industry to war industry," since many private business were helping the war effort by producing goods, and the effort needed to be coordinated. </span>
If i remember correctly, the people thought (and were right) that the states would become more like their own mini countries, this did end up happening, where the states didnt pay taxes to the country and the country didnt have the right to take it, this led to the constitution to be written, taking out the articles of confederation