World War II: U.S. Home Front and Military Mobilization (1941–1945)

1. Unlimited national emergency proclaimed

   May 27, 1941Labels: Franklin D, National emergency

   • Presidency Project

2. OSRD created to mobilize wartime science

   Jun 28, 1941Labels: Office of, war science

   • Presidency Project

3. OPA established for price and rent controls

   Aug 28, 1941Labels: Office of, rationing

   • OPA wiki
   • EO 9024 text

4. Congress declares war on Japan

   Dec 8, 1941Labels: United States, Japan

   • Capitol Visitor

5. War Production Board established

   Jan 16, 1942Labels: War Production, industrial conversion

   • Presidency Project

6. Executive Order 9066 authorizes forced removal

   Feb 19, 1942Labels: Executive Order, Japanese Americans

   • Britannica
   • FDR Library

7. War Relocation Authority created

   Mar 18, 1942Labels: War Relocation, internment camps

   • Presidency Project
   • Britannica

8. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps created

   May 15, 1942Labels: Women s, women in

   • WAC wiki

9. Office of War Information established

   Jun 13, 1942Labels: Office of, propaganda

   • Presidency Project

10. Revenue Act expands wartime income taxation

    Oct 21, 1942Labels: Revenue Act, federal taxation

    • U S Labor

11. Smith–Connally Act restricts wartime strikes

    Jun 25, 1943Labels: Smith Connally, labor law

    • Britannica

12. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) signed

    Jun 22, 1944Labels: GI Bill, veterans benefits

    • National Archives