Impact of Women and African Americans in WW2 (TN Standards)

Multiple Choice

Approximately how many American women joined the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII?

• 250,000

• 350,000

• 450,000

• 550,000

Multiple Choice

Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

• The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
• a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
• A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
• A famous pilot

Multiple Choice

What was the role of African Americans in World War II?

• They did not play any significant role in World War II.

• They were only allowed to serve in non-combat roles.

• They were primarily used as laborers and were not given combat opportunities.

• They served in all branches of the military and contributed to the labor force on the home front.

Multiple Choice

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• The first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps

• Civil rights activists

• Naval officers trained at Tuskegee

• A group of African American infantry soldiers

Multiple Choice

African Americans benefited financially from FDR signing Executive Order 8802 which 

• outlawed discrimination based on race in war production jobs

• provided better housing for African Americans in Northern cities

• created special jobs for African Americans in the South

• allowed African-Americans to work in the California farming industry

Multiple Choice

Executive Order 9981, issued in 1948 by President Harry Truman, ended segregation in ________.

• education

• the armed forces

• the Senate

• churches

Multiple Choice

What was one direct effect of World War II activities like those promoted by this poster?

• Changes in the traditional roles of women

• The establishment of women’s suffrage

• Combat training for women

• The election of women political leaders

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