2022: Mobilization of the U.S.

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Multiple Choice

At the beginning of WWII the US attempted to stay out of the conflict by passing

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Neutrality Acts

• The Marshall Plan

Multiple Choice

Which of the following US policy allowed the US to supply weapons and aid to Allied Nations without actually having to fight in WWII

• The Neutrality Acts

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The Atlantic Charter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following stated that US is opposed to Fascism and supports the Allies without having the US actually join WWII

• Cash and Carry

• Lend-Lease Act

• The Atlantic Charter

Multiple Choice

What event led to the U.S. enter World War 2?

• Hitler Invaded Poland

• The Lusitania was Sunk

• Pearl Harbor was attacked

• Italy threatened the U.S.

Multiple Choice

Which country planned and orchestrated the attack against the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?

• Germany

• Japan

• Italy

• Great Britain

Mobilization of the U.S.

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The U.S. Mobilizes for War

--Gets itself prepared for war

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Government stepped in to reorganize factories and control the economy during WW2

• True

• False

​The War Production Board (WPB)

*Created by FDR to transition from a peacetime to wartime economy.​

*​instituted rationing to control wartime material

Multiple Select

What are two things the US did in order to mobilize the economy for war?

• Created Price Controls

• Allowed private businesses to make their own decisions

• Shut down half of U.S. factories

• Established the War Production board

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How did the US Army ensure that it had enough soldiers to fight in World War II?

• It instituted a draft

• It relied on mercenaries

• The US never joined WWII

Multiple Choice

How did rationing affect the distribution of resources in the US?

• Granted more privileges to the wealthy

• Provided more goods and services to the working class

• It limited the amount of goods individuals could purchase

Multiple Choice

During WWII the US citizens were limited to the certain amounts of certain goods and foods. What term means to limit people's amount of something?

• rationing

• selling liberty bonds

• scraping

• institutionalizing

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of asking Americans to grow Victory Gardens?

• To sell food to US government

• To overcome the food shortages caused by the war.

• to have the US people invest money in the war effort

Multiple Choice

What were the purpose of war bonds?

• To have clubs for Americans to meet in during the war.

• To provide a cleaning service to women during the war

• To raise money for the war effort by having Americans invest their money

Multiple Choice

True or False: During the war women were not encouraged to work outside of the home.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: During the war minorities were employed in factories in larger numbers manufacturing war materials.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are two ways that US Government transitioned from a peacetime to a wartime economy?

• instituted price controls

• deregulated businesses

• Set up the War Productions Board

• Ignored private businesses

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the U.S. economy during WWII is accurate?

• Many essential goods were rationed

• the Manufacturing of automobiles increased

• Worker productivity declined

• Prices on most goods fell rapidly

Multiple Select

WWII brought many changes to the nation. Choose all the changes to American society that resulted from the mobilization of resources by the US during WWII (3)

• Passage of the Social Security Act

• Increase women in the work force

• Planting of Victory Gardens

• Creation of the NAACP

• rationing of goods needed for the war effort.

Multiple Choice

How did Americans help to pay for the war effort?

• They quit their jobs

• They stopped paying taxes

• They purchased war bonds

• They paid into social security.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the US?

• Many American homes were bombed, factories were closed and food production declined.

• Unemployment increased, businesses collapsed and farms failed

• Gas was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted and more women worked in factories