World War II Homefront

Japanese Americans were interned as a result of what major event?

• Germany invading Poland

• Pearl Harbor

• The Appeasement Policy

• the death of Franklin Roosevelt

Where were most of the Internment Camps

• South

• North

• East Coast

• West Coast

Symbol of the campaign to hire women during WWII.

• Double V

• Rosie the Riveter

• Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

• Victory Suit

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

• U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
• U.S., Great Britain, and France
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Germany, France, and Japan

Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?

• The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural  resources.
• The U.S. had all the  natural resources it needed.
• Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the  war effort. 
• Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources. 

Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

• The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
• a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
• A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
• A famous pilot

what was the root cause for Japanese internment camps?

• D-Day

• Pearl Harbor

• Battle of the Bulge

• V.E. Day

What roles did rationing play in WWII?

• there weren't enough men around to produce needed goods

• allowed more goods to be used for the military effort

• prevented shortages of goods needed within the US

• to help end the Great Depression

The committee set up by FDR to investigate charges of discrimination in the work place was called

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Fair Employment Practice Committee

• Works Progress Administration

• Nuremberg Trials

Which generalization does this poster support?

• Women refused to volunteer to assist in the war effort.
• The government urged women to fill jobs left vacant by men.
• The government tried to recruit women for combat in the war.
• Female officers commanded both men and women.