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Chapter 12 Vocab
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Disenfranchise | To deprive of the right to vote. |
| 2. Cost-plus | A government contract to pay a manufacturing the cost to produce an item plus a guaranteed percentage. |
| 3. Sunbelt | A new industrial region in Southern California and the Deep South that developed during WW2. |
| 4. Zoot suit | Men's clothing of extreme cut typically consisting of thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and baggy, pleated pants with narrow cuffs. |
| 5. Victory suit | A men's suit with no vest, no cuffs, a short jacket, and narrow lapels, worn during WW2 in order to save fabric for the war effort. |
| 6. Rationing | Restricting the amount of an item an individual can have due to a limited supply. |
| 7. Victory garden | Garden planted by citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops. |
| 8. Amphtrac | An amphibious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore. |
| 9. Kamikaze | During WW2, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target. |
| 10. Periphery | The outer boundary of something. |
| 11. Convoy system | A system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection. |
| 12. Hedgerow | An enclosure made of dirt walls covered in shrubbery built to fence in cattle and crops. |
| 13. Napalm | A type of jellied gasoline. |