Special districts are a type of government (local) that provide special services that aren't provided typically by general-purpose governments
As someone who has not heard Roosevelt's firside chat #19, but who does have significant knowledge on the attack on Pearl Harbor, the answer would be: Many American warplanes were destroyed
They were willing to work for little pay, so they started gettin jobs instead of Americans. This made those Americans angry, because they believed that the Chinese were taking job openings meant for them.
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