<P> The emphasis was for war supplies as soon as possible, regardless of cost and inefficiencies . Industry quickly absorbed the slack in the labor force, and the tables turned such that employers needed to actively and aggressively recruit workers . As the military grew, new labor sources were needed to replace the 12 million men serving in the military . Propaganda campaigns started pleading for people to work in the war factories . The barriers for married women, the old, the unskilled--and (in the North and West) the barriers for racial minorities--were lowered . </P> <P> In 1929, federal expenditures accounted for only 3% of GNP . Between 1933 and 1939, federal expenditures tripled, but the national debt as a percent of GNP showed little change . Spending on the war effort quickly eclipsed spending on New Deal programs . In 1944 government spending on the war effort exceeded 40% of GNP . The US economy experienced dramatic growth during the Second World War mostly due to the deemphasis of free enterprise in favor of the imposition of strict controls on prices and wages . These controls shared broad support among Labor and Business, resulting in cooperation between the two groups and the Federal Government . This cooperation resulted in the government subsidizing business and labor through both direct and indirect methods . </P> <P> Conservative domination of Congress during the war meant that all welfare projects and reforms had to have their approval, which was given when business supported the project . For example, the Coal Mines Inspection and Investigation Act of 1941 significantly reduced fatality rates in the coal - mining industry, saving workers' lives and company money . In terms of welfare the New Dealers wanted benefits for everyone according to need . Conservatives, however, proposed benefits based on national service--especially tied to military service or working in war industries--and their approach won out . </P> <P> The Community Facilities Act of 1940 (the Lanham Act) provided federal funds to defense - impacted communities where the population had soared and local facilities were overwhelmed . It provided money for the building of housing for war workers as well as recreational facilities, water and sanitation plants, hospitals, day care centers, and schools . </P>

As a result of the labor policies of the new deal