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 |