Which statement os most accurate regarding the miracle of war production a. war production depended on the conversion of peacetime industries so overall economic output grew little both corporate US?

Answer 1

That sounds right. Every factory retooled to produce something for the war. If you weren't making items for the war effort, you could not get raw materials from the War Production Board. All manufacturing efforts were assigned a "Priority" by the Board, and non-military production got the lowest possible priority.

There were no new cars built from 1942-46. Ford was making Jeeps and B-24 bombers. The Singer Sewing Machine Company and the Underwood Typewriter Company were making Thompson Sub Machine Guns. You couldn't buy any new washing machines, or get tires for your car without a hard-to-get approval from the local rationing board. Shoes were rationed - two pairs per person per year. Nylon was unobtainable and ladies did without stockings. There were no new houses built - the military needed all construction materials for the large number of new camps being thrown up. Most people had to get by on two gallons of gasoline per week.