World War II Quiz

Which was used to maintain supply of essential products to the war effort?

• Peacetime production

• Sale promotions

• Containment

• Rationing

Income tax and war bonds were –

• forbidden due to the war effort

• Part of Selective Service Act

• used to finance the war

• bills vetoed by the president

All are true about many women on the home front during World War II except –

• they were nicknamed Rosie the Riveter

• they increasingly participated in the workforce

  
  

• they typically participated in combat roles

• they replaced men who were called to serve in the military

All are true regarding most African Americans on the home front in World War II except –

• they campaigned for victory in the war

• they looked for jobs in war plants

• searched for equality at home

• they migrated to rural areas to farm

Many years after World War II, Congress passed a bill and President Reagan signed it promising $20,000 to every Japanese American survivor. -1988

Why did the United States issue a public apology and make financial payments to Japanese Americans?

• For bombing Nagasaki and Hiroshima

• For the forced relocation into internment camps

• To avoid prosecution in censorship trials

• To stimulate the economy

The media and entertainment industries during World War II did all of the following except –

• never showed the enemy in stereotypical ways

• demonstrated patriotic support

• boosted morale of the citizens

• kept Americans focused on the war

Which demonstrates a reason for Japanese internment during World War II?

• Strong anti-Japanese prejudice on the West Coast

• German and Italians were previously isolated

• Immigration laws prevented the Japanese from becoming citizens

• The Japanese did not own property