QUIZ 6-4, 6-5, & 6-6

Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

• To gain access to vital natural resources

• To fulfill commitments to military alliances

• To protect shipping routes for neutral countries

• To establish military bases for use in further attacks

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption

• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II

In this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for —

• the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• the verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial

• the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee

• the internment of Japanese Americans

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of —

• internment camps for Japanese Americans

• the Office of War Mobilization

• nuclear test sites in Nevada

• the Office of Price Administration

This World War II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at —

• creating agricultural projects to relieve an economic depression

• encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers

• lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food

• supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food

What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?

• To encourage women to join the workforce

• To reduce health problems among working women

• To promote the purchase of organically grown produce

• To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage

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

This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to —

• maintain the country’s military and industrial production levels

• increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board

• outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions

• increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project

This excerpt suggests that U.S. consumers were affected by —

• labor union disputes during the Great Depression

• continued supply shortages after World War II

• the adoption of worldwide tariffs after World War II

• the closure of textile plants during the Great Depression

The government issued ration books during World War II in order to —

• provide financial security for uninsured citizens

• safeguard the profits of struggling businesses

• ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

• allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates