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Andres Frando
WWII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cost-plus | a government contract to pay a manufacturer the cost to produce an item plus a guaranteed percentage (p. 574) |
| disfranchise | to deprive of the right to vote (p. 577) |
| periphery | the outer boundary of something (p. 583) |
| convoy system | a system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection (p. 584) |
| Sunbelt | a new industrial region in southern California and the Deep South developing during World War II (p. 589) |
| rationing | the giving out of scarce items on a limited basis (p. 592) |
| victory garden | gardens planted by American citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops (pp. 378, 592) |
| amphtrac | an amphibious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore (p. 603) |
| kamikaze | during World War II, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target (p. 605) |
| hedgerow | row of shrubs or trees surrounding a field, often on a dirt wall (p. 609) |
| napalm | a jellied gasoline used for bombs (pp. 613, 782) |
| charter | a constitution (p. 616) |