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PD 4 WWII 2017
Pd 4's WWII Project Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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An agency of the U.S that supervised in war production. | War Production Board |
Information used by politicians to persuade others | Propaganda |
Allowing a person(s) a limited amount of supplies and food | Rationing |
"This increased individual income and corporate tax rates." | The Revenue Act of 1942 |
A style of music to show unhappiness. | The Blues |
"Lowest female voice type. | Alto |
Vocal music without instruments | A cappella |
The lowest male voice type | Bass |
Political party in Germany that was active from the 1920s-1945, was Fascist in nature | Nazi Party |
Citizens are made to work for no profit | Forced Labor |
A place where large numbers of people are confined and used for hard labor and very often killed | Concentration Camps |
To be sentenced to death, usually as a punishment | Execution |
A vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war | Victory Garden |
Controlled distribution of scarce resources | Rationing |
Preserving Food | Canning |
A book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods. | Ration Book |
A style of music that originated among African Americans as a way to lament problems and unhappiness | The Blues |
Deep feminine voice | Alto |
Buildings were soldiers stay when they are in the army | Barracks |
Deep male voice | Bass |
Similar to pants but more baggy and more fabric used. | Trousers |
"An act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle." | Victory |
"Church style music without instruments." | A cappella |
A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state | War |
"Courageous behavior or character." | Bravery |
It is like you are forced to stay somewhere. | Barred |
"Firmness of purpose; resoluteness." | Determination |
A person that does not love and stay with there heart and country. | Unpatriotic |
Name used for the second atomic bomb used in WWII | Fat Man |
Code name for the first atomic bomb used in WWIIU | Little Boy |
Code name for the atomic bomb plan of the US in WWII | Manhattan Project |
The director of the Manhattan Project | Dr. Robert Oppenheimer |