US History Chpt 12 Vocab

Double V

A campaign during World War II advocating for victory against fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. The term symbolizes the struggle for both military and civil rights for African Americans.

WAC

a unit established during World War II to allow women to serve in non-combat roles in the military.

Rosie the RIveter

a cultural icon representing women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, symbolizing female empowerment and contribution to the war effort.

randolph

A civil rights leader who advocated for the Double V campaign and organized the 1941 March on Washington.

Bracero Program

a program initiated in 1942 allowing Mexican laborers to work temporarily in the United States, primarily in agriculture, to address labor shortages during World War II.

Zoot Suit Riots

a series of violent clashes in 1943 in Los Angeles between American servicemen and Mexican American youths, sparked by racial tensions over the oversized style fashion

Japanese Internment Camps

were facilities used during World War II to detain Japanese Americans, largely based on wartime fears and prejudice, resulting in significant loss of property and civil rights.

Korematsu v. U.S

was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1944 that upheld the government's decision to intern Japanese Americans during World War II, ruling it was a wartime necessity despite later being widely criticized for its endorsement of racial discrimination.

Ration

limiting the distribution of products to save supplies for the war effort

victory gardens

growing of vegetables/food to save food/supplies for the war effort

E-bonds

WW2 version of the liberty bonds. Helped to finance the war

D-day

First invasion through France

Manhattan Project

Program to build atomic bombs

Code talkers

Navajo Native Americans who used their language as a way to relay messages in war

United Nations

Peace keeping organization formed after WW2 ended