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| The act of setting limits on the amount of scarce goods people can buy |
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| Head of a labor union called the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters |
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- Congress passed this law after bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Said that if you were drafted for the war, you couldn't come back till the war was over
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| Women who worked in non-combat environments while serving in the war |
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| Used to supervise industry as it hastily converted its output from consumer to military goods |
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| Fair Employment Practices Comittee |
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| A comittee to investigate racism in the workplaces |
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| Riots as a result of discrimination or prejiduce against Mexican-Americans |
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| Backyard gardens for regular fruits&vegtables |
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| Explain how American women contributed to the war effort. |
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| Defense industries began to recruit women for industry in order to replace the men who went to war. Women worked in factories and shipyards and became police officers and bus drivers. A fictional character, "Rosie the Riveter" became a popular symbol of all women who put in work for the war |
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