Shortages
Aided war production (conserving materials and food)
What is rationing
Program that ran from 1942 to 1964 (to fill American farms)
What is the Bracero Program
Term used for people of different nationality (E.T. phone home)
What is "aliens"
These were offered to keep production going (if you have this, you get a paycheck)
What are jobs
This organization worked with the media to encourage supporting the war effort
What is the OWI (Office of War Information)
Planted in vacant lots or backyards (helped with food shortage)
What are victory gardens
The U.S. partnered with this country to operate the Bracero Program
What is Mexico
This group of Americans faced incarceration for the duration of WWII (both immigrants and citizens)
What are Japanese Americans
African American leader who gave a list of demands to FDR and planned a protest march on Washington D.C. (June 1941)
What is A. Phillip Randolph
This organization boosted morale in the military ranks with movie stars and singers
What is the USO (United Service Organization)
Citizens essentially lent money to the government
What are war bonds
This event was a clear result of racial tension (June 1943)
What are the Zoot Suit Riots
Executive Order 9066 designated these (allowed the removal of individuals for any reason)
What are war zones
Executive Order 8801 allowed this
What is fairer hiring practices
The Office of War Information diminished these two issues as part of their propaganda
What is poverty and crime
Limited the amount of goods Americans could buy (a form of economic control)
What are coupon books
Zoot Suit Riots: instead of arresting the attackers, the police arrested...
What are the victims (many Mexican and Mexican American youths)
FDR later removed these nationalities from the enemy aliens list (two groups)
What are Germans and Italians
African American leaders stressed this idea as victory against fascism and discrimination
What is the "Double V" campaign
A popular motto of the time for recycling
What is "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
Three examples of materials people conserved
What is gas, rubber, and food
Two examples of struggles Mexican immigrants faced when adjusting to the U.S.
What is learning to speak the English language and finding a place to live (also racism and violence)
The three nationalities required to register for a Certificate of Identification
What are Japanese, Germans, and Italians
Careers that women were able to work in during WWII (there are three)
What is heavy industry, secretarial work, and clerical work
The Office of War Information instilled propaganda by influencing three forms of communication:
What is radio, print, and film