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Chapter 17 Section 1: Mobilizing for Defense

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"Remember Pearl Harbor"Unifying battle cry for the American public
Selective Service SystemExpanded the draft by providing 10 million soldiers for the armed forces
General George MarshallArmy Chief of Staff that pushed for the formation of WAAC
Women's Auxiliary Army CorpsWomen volunteers serving in non-combat positions
A. Philip RandolphThreatened to stage a march on Washington to draw attention to the discrimination in war industries and the military
Office of Scientific Research and DevelopmentSpurred improvements in radar and sonar
The Manhattan ProjectCode name for research to create the atomic bomb
Office of Price AdministrationFought inflation by freezing prices on most goods
War Production BoardEnsured that war industries would receive the resources that that they need
rationingfixed allotments of goods deemed essential to the military

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