TCI Chapter 35 - Impact of World War II on Americans

How did the federal government try to curb public consumption of food and fuel during World War II?

• Establishing a system of rationing

• Encouraging people to buy war bonds

• Establishing a system of price controls

• Encouraging people to plant victory gardens

What was the main effect of Executive Order 9066?

• Establishment of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

• Evacuation of Japanese Americans to internment camps

• Opening of centers for Jewish refugees in former army camps

• Creation of first African American combat unit in the army air corp

The quotation below comes from a 1944 Supreme Court decision. Justice Black's opinion was issued in which of these Supreme Court cases?

“It should be noted... that all legal restrictions which curtail the civil rights of a single racial group are immediately suspect. That is not to say that all such restrictions are unconstitutional. It is to say that courts must subject them to the most rigid scrutiny. Pressing public necessity may sometimes justify the existence of such restriction.”

—Justice Hugo Black, 1944

• United States v O'Brein

• United States v. Eichman

• Korematsu v. United States

• Abrams et al. v. United States

Which of these groups was targeted by white mobs in the Zoot Suit Riots?

• African American migrants

• Jewish American servicemen

• Mexican American teenagers

• German American enemy aliens

How did President Roosevelt respond to A. Philip Randolph's threat to organize a protest march by African Americans on Washington, D.C., in 1941?

• He agreed to desegregate the military if the march was called off.

• He urged Congress to pass legislation banning racism in the workplace.

• He ordered National Guard troops to disperse any marchers who appeared.

• He signed an executive order outlawing discrimination by defense contractors.

Which of the following is NOT true of women fighting in war?

• Women had their own branch in the coast guard.

• Women were mechanics and radio operators in the war.

• Women were allowed to hold jobs in the U.S. Navy.

• Women in the Women’s Army Corps sometimes fought in combat.

The Double V Campaign sought to fight against fascism and

• end racism in the United States.

• create a new League of Nations.

• promote a communist government.

• revert back to the policy of neutrality.

What is a major reason that the United States did not offer aid to Jewish victims until 1944?

• Helping the victims would break the United States' alliance with Britain.

• The United States did not have enough funds to help the Jewish victims.

• Many Americans were unwilling to admit a large number of European Jews.

• Roosevelt did not want Germany or its allies to attack the United States.

How did American citizens aid the war effort outside of enlisting?

• They recycled metals, paper, rubber, and other materials.

• They planted victory gardens to grow food.

• They formed car pools or rode bicycles to work.

• All answers are correct

How did life change for hundreds of thousands of African Americans as they migrated North during World War II?

• They obtained higher-paying jobs in the industrial sector.

• They no longer experienced racial discrimination.

• They achieved equal access to housing and social services.

• All answers are correct