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| Title | Cost of living in two wars |
| Coverage / Year | 1944 |
| Description | Poster, color, 20 x 28 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office |
| Interpretation | During the first World War the United States experienced a very high rate of inflation, 62%. To avoid this during World War II, the Office of Price Administration (OPA), which administered the controls over prices for consumer goods, began an anit-inflation campaign. The OPA encouraged women to shop carefully and to observe price caps posted in stores.Rationing of food and gasoline during this time also promoted fair access to scarce consumer goods. Overall this effort was successful because between 1940 and 1945 the cost of living in America rose only 28%. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | World War II |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 14 Political systems |
| Author or Creator | United States. Office of Price Administration; |
| Other Contributors | Helguera, Leon [artist]
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| Subject / Keywords | World War II; War posters, American; Price regulation--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States; Cost & standard of living |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | ww20188p |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1091921842002_ww20188p.jpg |
