The industrial demands for wartime production in World War II meant that civilians had to have rationing of basic materials, and some foodstuffs. Bureaucracy expanded dramatically during the war, as did federal power. The government became the single most important force in American life.
The industrial demands for wartime production in World War II meant that civilians had to have rationing of basic materials, and some foodstuffs. Bureaucracy expanded dramatically during the war, as did federal power. The government became the single most important force in American life.
An expression that came from life during the American Revolution was to put your John Hancock on paper.
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The Federal Highway Aid Act of 1956 and the GI Bill (also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act) helped transform American life in the 1950s.
Various regulatory agencies and laws have been created to regulate specific areas of American life. These include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate food and drug safety, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate environmental issues, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate telecommunications and media, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate financial markets and protect investors, among many others.
The 16th amendment made a federal income tax legal. This tax soon became a major source of revenue for the federal government. By giving tax breaks to businesses and individuals for certain actions, the federal government can regulate to some degree ,at least, many facets of American life and economic activities.
The industrial demands for wartime production in World War II meant that civilians had to have rationing of basic materials, and some foodstuffs. Bureaucracy expanded dramatically during the war, as did federal power. The government became the single most important force in American life.
The industrial demands for wartime production in World War II meant that civilians had to have rationing of basic materials, and some foodstuffs. Bureaucracy expanded dramatically during the war, as did federal power. The government became the single most important force in American life.
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Conscription, or "the Draft", formally the Selective Service Act, was a fact of American life during the Vietnam War. But in general, the Constitution grants no special governmental powers during time of war or international military conflict to which the U.S. is party, although certain federal and State laws are meant to operate under and to create the condition of national wartime.
An expression that came from life during the American Revolution was to put your John Hancock on paper.
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the automobile
The Federal Highway Aid Act of 1956 and the GI Bill (also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act) helped transform American life in the 1950s.
The Federal Highway Aid Act of 1956 and the GI Bill (also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act) helped transform American life in the 1950s.
Interview of An African American (Eugenia Martin) and the WPA. The Library of Congress.Source information: American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940