🇪🇺ap european history review

Wage controls

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Government regulation and limitation of worker wages as a mechanism to manage the economy and control inflation during wartime or crisis.

AP course connection

Topic 8.7: 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period

Unit 8

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