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Chapter 25
Chapter 25
11
History
11th Grade
06/01/2008

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Office of War Mobilization
Definition
Served as a super-agency in the centralization of resources
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Nisei
Definition
Citizens born in the US or Japanese immigrants
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Wildcat Strikes
Definition
Planes of strike missions
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Office of War Info
Definition
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Barrios
Definition
Spanish-speaking neighborhoods
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Liberty ships
Definition
Ships built by Ford for the Navy, took only 40 days to build compared to the 200 days prior to the war
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Rosie the Riveter
Definition
Nickname for women who went to work making war machines in factories
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Victory Gardens
Definition
Gardens that were used to grow their food sources so farmers could feed the troops
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D-Day
Definition
The day of invasion of Western Europe by US Troops
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Interment Camps
Definition
Japanese Americans were confined in camps in remoter areas far from the cost
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GI
Definition
Government issues, were the soldiers who fought in the war
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