World War II at Home

During WWII, the US government sent a particular group of Americans to internment camps in Colorado & Wyoming. They were the

• Mexican-Americans
• African-Americans
• Japanese-Americans
• German-Americans

The most famous group of black Americans to fight in WWII were the

• Tiger Tank Battalion
• 442nd Combat Regiment Team
• Fighting Seabees
• Tuskegee Airmen

This organization was created by the US government to control the economy during the war.

• Office of Price Administration
• War Production Board
• Office of War Information
• Office of Scientific Research & Development

This organization was created to ration goods to American families & control the cost of all products.

• Office of Price Administration

• War Production Board

• Office of War Information

• Office of Scientific Research & Development

This organization was created to make propaganda for the war & censor any anti-American speech.

• Office of Price Administration
• War Production Board
• Office of War Information
• Office of Scientific Research & Development

Who was the chief of staff of the entire US military during World War II?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• George Patton
• Douglas MacArthur
• George Marshall

The name given to the over 6 million women workers in factories during World War II was

• Aunt Sally's
• Rosie the Riveter
• Working Betty's
• Gracious Greta's

Which of the following was NOT associated with black workers during World War II?

• Smith-Connally Act
• Congress on Racial Equality
• A. Phillip Randolph
• Fair Employment Practices Commission

This organization was created to make new technologies to help in the war effort.

• Office of Price Administration
• War Production Board
• Office of War Information
• Office of Scientific Research & Development

The secret code name for producing an atomic weapon was

• Fat Man
• Manhattan Project
• Little Boy
• Operation Overlord