Why did the War Industries Board establish standardized specifications during World War I?

A) to prevent private businesses from extracting excess profits
B) to fulfill the long-standing demands of consumer rights groups
C) to meet the demands of labor unions
D) to increase efficiency and speed production
E) to ensure that workers were well protected and looked after

Standardized Specifications

Guidelines and criteria set to ensure that materials, products, processes, and services meet consistent quality and performance standards.

War Industries Board

Board run by financier Bernard Baruch that planned production and allocation of war materiel, supervised purchasing, and fixed prices, 1917–1919.

Production Efficiency

A state in which a system or process operates at the maximum capacity, using the least amount of resources and time, without compromising the quality of its output.