US History Quiz

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Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)

A U.S. Army unit created during World War II that enabled women to serve in noncombat military roles.

Rationing

A system of fixed allotments for scarce goods, such as food and fuel, to ensure supplies for the military during World War II.

George Marshall

The U.S. Army Chief of Staff during World War II who pushed for military expansion and the creation of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.

Manhattan Project

The top-secret U.S. program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb.

A. Philip Randolph

A prominent African American labor leader who organized a planned march on Washington to protest discrimination in the military and defense industries.

War Production Board (WPB)

A federal agency that directed the conversion of industries to war production and allocated materials during World War II.

Selective Service System

The U.S. system that expanded the draft to provide millions of soldiers for World War II.

Office of Price Administration (OPA)

A federal agency that fought inflation by freezing prices and implementing rationing during World War II.

Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)

A U.S. agency that mobilized scientists for wartime research, leading to advancements such as radar, penicillin, and the atomic bomb.