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Selective service?

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men from 21-45 register for draft and in war till 65

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Conscientious Objectors?

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people who didn’t fight due to their religion cause 800 men to be arrested till the war ended and werent able to vote ten yrs after

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War production Board

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converted from peacetime to wartime production

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Rosie the Riveter

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A face for women so they felt they could go into a workforce during war time

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T or F did people have to conserve gas and eat less during war time?

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True

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6
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What is a victory garden

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increased food supplies

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What is Executive order 8802?

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fair employment and no racial discrimination

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What is the Bracero program

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mexican americans were able to come to america to be farmers and work on railroads

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what are war bonds

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was orginianly defense bonds, $185 bill raised, these got people money and interest back after war

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What were scrap drives

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people would recycle unused food canes that were then used for planes and other war needs

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Executive order 9066?

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allowed for exclusion zones, lots of japanese and germans went to camps

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T or F were the surviors of the camps paid

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true

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