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| Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) | The law establishing this gave its members official status and salary, and, a year later, granted them full U.S. Army benefits. |
| rationing | This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods. |
| George Marshall | This Army Chief of Staff general pushed for the formation of a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. |
| Manhattan Project | This is the code name for the atomic bomb program. |
| A. Philip Randolph | This labor leader strongly encouraged President Roosevelt to issue an executive order discouraging discrimination in the workplace. |
| War Production Board (WPB) and Development | This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peacetime to wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries. |
| Selective Service System | This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers. |
| Office of Price Administration (OPA) | This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation. |
| Office of Scientific Research | This was responsible for improvements in radar and sonar and the development of "wonder drugs" such as penicillin that saved countless lives. |
| D-Day | This day marked the invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe. |
| V-E Day | This day marked the end of the war in Europe. |
| Majdanek | This death camp was the first liberated by the Allies. |
| George Patton | This general led the American troops that liberated Paris from German occupation. |
| Operation Torch | This was the code name for the invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa. |
| Harry S. Truman | He was Roosevelt's vice-president, who became President |
| Battle of the Bulge | The initial success of this German offensive battle was due mainly to the Allies' being caught off guard. |
| Battle of the Atlantic | Convoys, sonar, and radar helped the Allies to win this battle. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | This general commanded Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Europe. |
