Across
- 4. Created in 1941 to bring scientists into the war effort, developed improvements in radar, sonar, pesticides, penicillin, and oversaw the Manhattan Project.
- 5. The secret government program established in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb as quickly as possible.
- 7. Decided which companies would convert to wartime production, allocated raw materials to key industries, and organized scrap drives to collect materials for recycling into war goods.
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- 1. union led by A. Philip Randolph that organized efforts to protest discrimination against African Americans in military and defense industries.
- 2. Fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods, controlling wages and rents, and establishing a rationing system
- 3. Established in May 1942, it allowed women volunteers to serve in noncombat military positions
- 6. Limited wage increases but allowed negotiated benefits like paid vacation and pensions, and kept unions stable during wartime.