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S.S. Ch. 8 S. 2
Vocabulary Section 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| War Production Board | government agency set up during WW2 to coordinate the production of military equipment and supplies |
| A. Phillip Randolph | African American labor leader active during WW2 |
| Braceros | Mexican workers hired to perform farm labor during WW2 |
| Tuskegee Airment | Famous segregated unit of African American pilots |
| Rosie the Riveter | a character who symbolized women in manufacturing jobs |
| Japanese-American internment | the removal of Japanese-American from the west to prison camps during WW2 |
| Nisei | Japanese Americans born in the U.S. |
| Gross national product | total value of all the goods and services produced by a nation during a year |
| Rationing | the distribution of scarce resources and products |
| War bonds | loans that the government promised to repay with interest |