Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Definition

A government agency created by Roosevelt in April 1941 which regulated wartime prices and administered rationing.

Used by OCR

Paper 1

In April 1941, he created the Office of Price Administration (OPA). After American entry into the war, it regulated prices and attempted to prevent inflation.
Revise: Mobilisation and the Economic Impact of War

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GCSE History · key term

A government agency created by Roosevelt in April 1941 which regulated wartime prices and administered rationing.

Used by OCR

Paper 1

In April 1941, he created the Office of Price Administration (OPA). After American entry into the war, it regulated prices and attempted to prevent inflation.
Revise: Mobilisation and the Economic Impact of War

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