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War Production Board
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government agency created during World War II to help factories shift from making consumer gods to making war materials p.785
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rationing
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limitations on the amount of certain goods that people can buy p.785
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victory garden
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during World War II, vegetable garden planted to combat food shortages in the United States p.785
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Rosie the Riveter
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fictional factory worker who became a symbol of American women's contribution to the war effort during World War II p.785
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"Double V" campaign
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African American civil rights campaign during World War II p.786
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Tuskegee Airmen
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African American fighter pilots who trained in Tuskegee, Alabama, during World War II p.787
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compensation
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repayment for losses p.788
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bracero program
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recruitment of Mexican laborers to work int he United States during World War II p.788
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