The Homefront

The frequent speeches FDR gave on the radio were called "___________."

• fire place speeches

• bonfire chats

• fireside chats

• radio conversations

During FDR's fireside chats, he asked the american people to do everything they could to help with ____________________.

• moving on

• the war efforts

• getting revenge

• improving our country

__________(only allowing a small amount of certain goods) was one government solution to help support the troops.

• couponing

• scarcity

• maneuvering

• rationing

Each member of the family would receive a ration book each month. The book contained _________________that they would use to keep track of how much of certain goods they were allowed to buy every month.

• food stamps

• metal stamps

• food boxes

• food containers

The government issued ration books for the following things:

• gasoline

• meat

• butter

• flour

• all of the above

Families did all of the following to save ration stamps except:

• planted victory gardens

• collected scrap materials & tires

• stole and robbed many banks

• all of the above

Since the fighting men were overseas, the factories needed new employees. The government encouraged _________to take these jobs

• the elderly

• children

• young men

• women

which of the following posters shows a character created by the government to encourage women to take factory jobs making war goods.

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___________________is famous for being the first female flying instructor in Tennessee and narrowly escaping Japanese fire during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• Rosie the Riveter

• Elizabeth Caddy Stanton

• Cornelia Fort

• Minnie Pearl

A few Tennesseans found that serving their country through means of ________________was very effective.

• cooking

• cleaning

• entertainment

• speeches