5-4.7 Summative Assessment Review

What was the social impact of World War II on the United States?

• The nation came together as each American was encouraged to “Do You Part” in the war effort
• Conservation became a huge priority of scarce materials by contributing to scrap metal drives and planting “Victory Gardens.”
• Americans were required to use ration booklets.
• All of the above.

What role did women play in and during World War II?

• A. Women, as homemakers, were responsible for rationing and victory gardens.
• B. They took over in the workplace while men were at war by helping in the factories building airplanes, trucks, and ships
• Both A and B.
• Only A.

What did the term “Rosie the Riveter” refer to during World War II?

•  It was the iconic name given to women who, although often discriminated against, still provided relief in the factories as men were off at war to build airplanes, trucks, and ships.
• She was the hero of World War II who fought in the Battle at Stalingrad.
• She was the woman who fought in World War II and was given the nickname Molly Pitcher, because she carried pitchers of water to the troops.
• It was President Roosevelt's wife's nickname because they said she was tough as nails.

How were African Americans treated within the military ranks?

• African Americans were discriminated against and treated differently than their white counterparts. 
• They were often given lesser role within the war. 
• Companies were segregated during World War II as well.
• All of the above

What group of African Americans helped President Truman make the decision after World War II to desegregate the military?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• 54th Massachusetts Infantry
• 21st Calvary Militia
• Minutemen

The experiences of African Americans proving themselves by serving their country at home and abroad which helped lay the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was known as what?

• Victory Gardens
• Rosie the Riveter
• The Double Victory Campaign
• The New Deal

Which group of people following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, were moved to internment camps in the western deserts of the United States. Made to leave their homes and businesses with little warning or compensation for the loss of their possessions and livelihoods, they were imprisoned behind barbed wire fences without the right to a trial and without proof that they were disloyal.

• Native Americans
• Japanese Americans
• African Americans
• Mormons

How were political boundaries of some nation-states and government changed as a result of WWII?

• The US established a democracy in occupied Japan.
• Germany was divided into four zones and occupied by the four Allied powers. The US, Great Britain, and France united their zones and helped to create a democratic government in what later became known as West Germany. 
• The Soviet Union established a communists government in East Germany. Berlin, the former capital of Germany, was similarly divided although it was located entirely within the Soviet zone.
• All of the above.

Which WWII ally did the US come in confrontation with after WWII and why?

•  The US found itself in confrontation with their British allies after WWII. This was the beginning of the “Cold War.” The “Cold War” had its roots in differences in wartime priorities between the US, Russia, and France.
•  The US found itself in confrontation with their French allies after WWII. This was the beginning of the “Cold War.” The “Cold War” had its roots in differences in wartime priorities between the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
•  The US found itself in confrontation with their Spanish allies after WWII. This was the beginning of the “Cold War.” The “Cold War” had its roots in differences in wartime priorities between the US, Great Britain and France, and the Soviet Union.
•  The US found itself in confrontation with their Soviet Union (Russia) allies after WWII. This was the beginning of the “Cold War.” The “Cold War” had its roots in differences in wartime priorities between the US, Great Britain and France, and the Soviet Union.