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“Rationing is a vital part of your country’s war effort. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny someone his share and will create hardship and help the enemy. This book is our government’s assurance of your right to buy your fair share of certain goods made scare by war. Price ceilings have also been established for your protections. Dealers must post these prices conspicuously. Don’t pay more. Give your whole support to rationing and thereby conserve our vital goods. Be guided by the rule: “If you don’t need it, DON’T BUY IT.” “IMPORTANT: When you use your ration, salvage the TIN CANS and WASTE FATS. They are needed to make munitions for fighting men. Cooperate with your local Salvage Committee.” -War Ration Books 3 & 4, Office of Price Administration, 1943Which of the following was the main economic purpose for the rationing program found in the above document?

AP Photo Manzanar California internment camp.jpgThe photograph shows a group of Americans who were relocated to internment camps during World War II. What was the reason for their relocation? 

What human geographic factor led directly to the the Dust Bowl in the United States?

rosie.jpg Complete the statement below with the correct answer choice. During World War II, approximately 6 million women entered the workforce, taking over jobs men left to become soldiers. ________________________________came to represent the female factory labor during the war and the women aiding in the war effort.  

WWII Map of Europe.jpgWhich of the following hotspots showcases the following in this order: Mediterranean Sea, Germany and Poland 

Code talkers.jpg Which American Indian tribe contributed to the war effort in the Pacific by using their language as a code the Japanese couldn’t break during World War II?

The pressure at the bottom of a glass filled with glycerin is P.  The glycerin is poured out and the glass is filled with water.  The pressure at the bottom of the glass is now.  

A solid iron sphere and a solid lead sphere are each suspended by strings and are submerged in a tank of water. If they have the same buoyant force, which of the following statements are valid?  (Choose all correct statements.)

A boy takes hold of the free end of a think rope that is wrapped around a solid cylinder.  The cylinder is several meters above the ground and its axis is oriented horizontally to the ground.  Assume the boy falls under the force of gravity and that there is no friction as the cylinder turns on its axis.  What happens to the angular acceleration of the cylinder as the boy falls? (take the mass of the rope into consideration)

A group of teens develop their own method of texting in a language that they feel is all their own. The change is subtle, but the meanings and the feelings associated with the text are known only to a select few. Which behavior are the teens exhibiting in this situation?