Flashcard 6.3 | War on the Homefront

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In 1946, 4.5 million workers went on strike. Which group of workers on strike threatened national safety and there Truman sent soldiers to do the work?

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Mine workers

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What was the slogan for African Americans for defeating fascism and gaining equality at home?

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Double V

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During the years just after World War I, which of the following is an accurate representation of population movement? Farmers lost land and middle class Americans moved into skyscrapers. Many Americans began moving into the Northern States. Low income Americans began moving to the suburbs to try to find cheap land.

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Middle class moved to the suburbs and cities became increasingly poor.

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Which government agency set production priorities and controlled raw materials?

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Office of War Mobilization

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Which of the following was not invented during the Second World War? Polyester, Nylon, Plastics, Gasoline

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Gasoline

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Which branch of the armed services allowed African Americans in non-segregated units during World War II?

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Navy

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Japanese Americans living on the west coast faced certain discrimination after the attack on Pearl Harbor. What happened to these Americans?

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They were forced to leave their homes and reside in internment camps.

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The explosion in marriages and births in the years 1945 to 1960 were known as the

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baby boom.

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The project of 17,000 mass produced, low-priced family homes on Long Island, NY was known as

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Levittown.

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President Roosevelt ran for a fourth term in 1944. Who did he select as his vice presidential nominee?

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Harry Truman