TX - 7.5 - Texas and World War II

The term RATION means "limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy, often during times of war". Why would the supply of gasoline be rationed during the war?

• because gasoline was needed to power the planes, tanks, and ships used in the war

• because gasoline was being used as a medicinal ointment for injured soldiers

• because gasoline was being sold to richer nations in order to pay for the war effort

• ALL of these answers are correct

Which of these men was President of the United States when World War II began?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which of these sets of dates matches the years of World War II?

• 1939 - 1945
• 1929 - 1939
• 1941 - 1947
• 1914-1918

How did World War II help the U.S. get out of the Great Depression?

• war = factories producing war items = more jobs for Americans
• victory in war = losing countries pay us penalty fees
• loss in war = many repairs needed = more jobs for Americans
• NONE of these answers are correct

How did U.S. participation in World War II cause an INCREASE in the population of American cities?

• city factories were needed to build war items; those factories needed workers

• people moved to the cities for protection against enemy countries during the war

• most of the farms were destroyed by enemy bombs and missiles, so people moved to cities

• NONE of these are correct

Which of these events directly led to the U.S. joining the fight in World War II?

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• the German attack on Washington D.C.

• the Italian attack on New York City

• the Russian attack on Los Angeles

Which of the following is most responsible for higher casualties during World War II?

• better weapons and technology = more casualties
• more soldiers = more casualties
• less food grown = more casualties
• invention of aircraft = more casualties

Which Texas industry was the most important during World War II?

• oil
• cattle
• cotton
• railroads