— A government agency created during World War II to organize and speed up the production of weapons, vehicles, and supplies for the military and allies.

— A group of African American pilots and support crew who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field and flew important missions during World War II, breaking barriers in the U.S. military.

— American-born children of Japanese immigrants; during World War II, many Nisei served in the U.S. military or were affected by wartime policies.

— Certificates people bought from the government during war to lend money to help pay for military costs; later, the bonds could be cashed to get back the original amount plus interest.

— A civil rights and labor leader who organized and led efforts for fair treatment of Black workers; he helped pressure the government to ban discrimination in wartime jobs.

Gross National Product (GNP)

— The total value of all goods and services produced by a country’s people and businesses in a year, whether those activities happen inside the country or abroad.

— Mexican workers who came to the United States during World War II to work temporarily on farms and railroads to fill labor shortages.

Japanese American Internment

— The forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, a government action that removed people from their homes because of fear and prejudice.

— A system used during war that limited how much of certain goods (like food, gasoline, or rubber) people could buy so there would be enough supplies for soldiers and the war effort.

— A symbolic figure and poster used during World War II to encourage women to work in factories and shipyards, showing that women could do jobs traditionally done by men.

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The Home Front

Term	Definition
War Production Board	— A government agency created during World War II to organize and speed up the production of weapons, vehicles, and supplies for the military and allies.
Tuskegee Airmen	— A group of African American pilots and support crew who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field and flew important missions during World War II, breaking barriers in the U.S. military.
Nisei	— American-born children of Japanese immigrants; during World War II, many Nisei served in the U.S. military or were affected by wartime policies.
War Bonds	— Certificates people bought from the government during war to lend money to help pay for military costs; later, the bonds could be cashed to get back the original amount plus interest.
Philip Randolph	— A civil rights and labor leader who organized and led efforts for fair treatment of Black workers; he helped pressure the government to ban discrimination in wartime jobs.
Gross National Product (GNP)	— The total value of all goods and services produced by a country’s people and businesses in a year, whether those activities happen inside the country or abroad.
Braceros	— Mexican workers who came to the United States during World War II to work temporarily on farms and railroads to fill labor shortages.
Japanese American Internment	— The forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, a government action that removed people from their homes because of fear and prejudice.
Rationing	— A system used during war that limited how much of certain goods (like food, gasoline, or rubber) people could buy so there would be enough supplies for soldiers and the war effort.
Rosie the Riveter	— A symbolic figure and poster used during World War II to encourage women to work in factories and shipyards, showing that women could do jobs traditionally done by men.

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