WWII Vocabulary

Where Japanese Americans were placed in the U.S. during WWII

• Internment Camp

• Concentration Camp

• War

• Sent back to their home country

A member of the U.S. armed forces

• IQ

• GI

• RV

• US

A ruler who has complete power over a country

• President

• Senator

• Representative

• Dictator

A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others

• Internment Camp

• DDay

• Island Hopping

• Kamikaze

men's clothing of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and baggy, pleated pants with narrow cuffs

• Zoot Suit

• Trousers

• Bib Overalls

• Suspenders

Certificates sold by the United States government to pay for the war.

• Money Stamps

• Ration

• War Bonds

• G.I.

A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb.

• Bomb Plan

• The Manhattan Project

• Hitler's Plan

• The New York Project

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military

• Dictator

• War Bonds

• Rationing

• Manhattan Project

Backyard gardens; Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort

• Propaganda

• Rationing

• War Bonds

• Victory Gardens

ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

• Propaganda

• Rationing

• War Bonds

• Victory Gardens