WWII Homefront

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Across
  1. 2. AIRMEN African American pilots who served with distinction in WWII.
  2. 4. Gardens planted at home to grow food during the war.
  3. 7. SHORTAGE Shortage of workers caused by men leaving to fight overseas.
  4. 8. Skilled workers, including many women, who joined wartime industry.
  5. 9. Famous symbol of women workers who said “We Can Do It!”
  6. 10. Places where many wartime workers built naval ships.
  7. 11. Number of people without jobs that dropped during wartime production.
  8. 15. Campaign calling for victory abroad and against racism at home.
  9. 16. Workers who repaired machines and equipment during the war.
  10. 17. Common household item limited during rationing.
  11. 18. Process of preparing a nation’s economy and people for war.
  12. 21. Food product families could only buy in limited amounts.
  13. 23. Material needed for tires and often rationed during the war.
  14. 24. Unfair treatment faced by African Americans in jobs and the military.
  15. 25. Paper slips used to buy rationed goods.
  16. 26. – Book filled with coupons families used to buy limited goods.
  17. 28. Posters and slogans used to encourage patriotism and sacrifice.
Down
  1. 1. To reuse materials like cans and foil for the war effort.
  2. 3. Many women worked here building planes, tanks, and weapons.
  3. 5. Industry focused on making supplies for the military.
  4. 6. Group of people employed in jobs during the war.
  5. 8. Turning factories from making consumer goods into military supplies.
  6. 12. Material collected in drives for reuse in war industries.
  7. 13. To use less so more supplies could go to soldiers.
  8. 14. Fuel that was rationed to save resources for the military.
  9. 17. Separation of races that continued during WWII.
  10. 19. Agency that managed war production and materials.
  11. 20. Fair treatment many Americans demanded after the war.
  12. 22. Government program that limited how much people could buy during wartime.
  13. 27. Love of country shown through sacrifice and service.