Kip Hacking Chapter 39A Text Assignment America in World War II, 1941-1945 READ pages 847-903, define the following terms and understand their significance: 1.)Korematsu v. U.S(1944)-The wartime Supreme Court in 1944 upheld the constitutionally of the Japanese relocation in Korematsu v. US 2.)War Production Board-The War Production Board halted manufacture of nonessential items such as passenger cars.It assigned priorities for transportation and access to raw materials 3.)Office of Price Administration-The functions of the OPA were originally to stabilize prices (price controls) and rents after the outbreak ofWorld War II.The OPA had the power to place ceilings on all prices except agriculturalcommodities, and to ration scarce supplies of other items, including tires, automobiles, shoes, nylon, sugar, gasoline, fuel oil, coffee, meats and processed foods 4.)War Labor Board-To arbitrate labor disputes during World War II, the National War Labor Board (NWLB) was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 5.)Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (1943)-The Act allowed the federal government to seize and operate industries threatened by or under strikes that would interfere with war production (inWorld War II). It also prohibited unions from making contributions in federal elections 6.)WAACS, WAVES, SPARS-Best known as “women in arms” were the WAACS (Army) WAVES (navy) SPARS (Coast Guard) 7.)Braceros-a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II 8.)Rosie the Riveter-is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in war factories during World War II 9.)Code talkers-is a term used to describe people who talk using a coded language. It is frequently used to describeNative Americanswho served in theUnited States Marine Corpswhose primary job was the transmission of secrettacticalmessages 1.)Explain the rationale for defeating Germany first and then Japan, as agreed upon in the ABC-1 agreement with Britain. (2 pts)
