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Midway
June 1942 battle between the naval forces of Japan and the United States for the Midway Islands. The U.S. victory resulted in irreparable damage to the Japanese fleet
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
U.S. Army group established during WWII so that women could serve in noncombat roles; initiated by George Marshall.
Doolittle's Raid
U.S. bombing raid in April, 1942 which was retaliation for Pearl Harbor and that demonstrated that the Japanese homelands were vulnerable to attack.
Office of Price Administration
agency in charge of rationing supplies, setting prices and trying to combat inflation.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Leader of the Manhattan Project which designed the first atomic bomb.
A. Philip Randolph
African-American civil rights leader from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Rationing
Government-controlled limits on the amount of certain goods that civilians could buy during wartime.
U.S.O.
A nonprofit organization formed in WWII to provide entertainment and support for troops and their families.
Rosie the Riveter
Iconic symbol of American women who worked in factories during World War II.
Manhattan Project
Secret government project to develop the atomic bomb; led by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
