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The Defense Production Act was first used during the Korean War to establish a large defense mobilization infrastructure and bureaucracy. Under the authority of the Act, President | The Defense Production Act was first used during the Korean War to establish a large defense mobilization infrastructure and bureaucracy. Under the authority of the Act, President Harry S. Truman eventually established the [[Office of Defense Mobilization]], instituted [[Incomes policy|wage and price controls]], strictly regulated production in [[heavy industries]] such as steel and mining, prioritized and allocated industrial materials in short supply, and ordered the dispersal of wartime manufacturing plants across the nation.<ref>{{cite book|first=Paul G. Jr.|last=Pierpaoli|title=Truman and Korea: The Political Culture of the Early Cold War|publisher=[[University of Missouri]]|location=Columbia, Missouri|date=1999|isbn=978-0826212061}}</ref> | ||
===Cold War=== | ===Cold War=== | ||