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| It helped factories shift from making consumer goods to making guns, ships, aircraft and other war materials. |
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| The government imposed limitations on the amounts of certain goods that people could buy. |
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| During WW II vegetable garden planted to combat food shortages in lthe United States. |
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| A fictional factory worker became a symbol of American women's contribution to the war effort. |
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| Victory over the enemy abroard and victory over discrimination at home. |
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| They were African American fighter pilots who trained at Tuskegee, Alabama. |
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| Many Mexicans moved north to work on farms and railroads. |
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| During WW II, Allied strategy of capturing Japenese- held islands to gain control of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| How did American mobilize the economy in WW II? |
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1. War Production Board
2.Rationing
3. Victory Gardens |
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| What impact did the war have on African Americans? |
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FDR ordered employers that did business with the government to end discrimination in hiring.
Tuskegee Airmen were African Americans fighter pilots. They destroyed 400 enemy aircraft. |
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| Why did Japanese Americans and other groups face special problems during the war? |
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Forced relocation sell their homes and businesses and move to relocation camps.
In the service were put in segregated units and sent to fight in Europe. |
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| What was the effect of Japan bombing Pearl Harbor? |
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| The US declaring war on Japan. |
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