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Keeping the New York State Home Front Going: Mexican Braceros in World War II

Document 2

Vocabulary

Appropriated: Provided for by a budget.
Apportioned: Divided out into shares.
Administrator: Manager of the governmental department.
Pursuant: In agreement with the law.
Expenditure/Expended: Spending, spent.
Subsistence: The means by which one supports life.
Contractual: Provided for by a contract.
Reimburse: Pay back.

Image. Public Law 45, 1943, Section 3. Joint Resolution of Congress.
Document 2: U.S. Government. Public Law 45, 1943, Section 3. Joint Resolution of Congress, 29 April 1943 [H.J. Res. 96].

Document 2 Short-Answer Questions

  1. What kind of document is Document 2?
  2. What is the purpose of the document?
  3. What services will the government provide to the workers, and what needs will they meet?

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