| A | B |
| rationing | limiting the amount of goods a person can buy |
| Rosie the Riveter | a woman who worked in a factory during the war |
| defense plant | place where war materials are made |
| Japanese Americans | placed in internment camps |
| African Americans | some racial barriers broken down as they were hired in defense plants |
| World War II | brought an end to the Great Depression |
| conserving | saving, not wasting |
| resources | gas, meat etc are examples of things that were in short supply |
| homefront | life in America during the war |