Women in WWII
Many American women enlisted in the WAC, which stood for
Women Army Corps
Many African Americans left the South and headed North or West during WWII in order to get better paying ___
Jobs
American children helped the war effort by looking for scrap metal, rubber, and other materials to _____
recycle
The US government created a system to limit how much food people could buy at a store called
Rationing
The term GI stood for ______ ____, which came from the US making everything soldiers needed in war and eventually came to be the nickname soldiers gave for themselves
Government Issue
Women in WWII signed up for many new jobs in the military, but women never fought in/as _____
combat/as soldiers
African Americans during WWII headed North and West, following a trend that started in the 1920s known as
The Great Migration
In order for Americans to cut down on using gas, the government suggested Americans create ____ to make sure people didn't all drive to work alone and waste gas
carpools
The Office of Price Administration created price controls because they wanted to fight against _____ and were afraid Americans would get mad if prices rose during the war
inflation
This order forced Japanese Americans into camps for the entire war
Executive Order 9066
Many women that signed up for new jobs during WWII struggled to balance their new job with the jobs many of them already had as
mothers
The campaign that was a rallying cry for African Americans to beat fascism in Europe and racism at home was called
The Double V Campaign
This part of the US became a huge manufacturing area for war production during WWII because of its large population and how close it was to the Ocean
West Coast/LA
The government benefit program that White Male veterans go to college for free and get houses for cheap was called
The GI Bill
The Los Angeles riots during WWII where white sailors attacked Mexican Americans teenagers was known as the
Zoot Suit Riots
Women in the US military faced ________ in the work place during WWII, such as not being paid the same as men, not being able to get certain jobs because they were women, and not getting benefits from the government that men got
discrimination
African American soldiers that enlisted for the US military had to fight in ______ regiments, where they would only fight alongside other African Americans
segregated
The US government created many posters, cartoon, and ads to convince Americans to enlist in the military, ration their food, and many other things. The idea to use media to convince people to think like you is called
Propaganda
This government agency was responsible for organizing the war time economy of the US
War Production Board
Korematsu v United States
Many women were happy to gain new jobs and opportunities' during the war but were upset that they lost those rights after the war. The fight to get these rights back would play a major role in the 2nd wave of this movement in the 1960s
The Feminist Movement
The unfair treatment that African Americans faced during WWII would eventually lead to this movement in the 1960s to gain full equality in the US
The Civil Rights Movement
The nickname given to parts of American's backyards during WWII where they grew fruits and vegetables
Victory Gardens
This Government agency issued Rationing cards for Americans to buy certain food items in stores
Office of Price Administration
The type of camp that Japanese Americans of all ages were forced into for the entire war even though they did nothing wrong
Internment Camp