Chapter 12: World War II

What were the objectives of the Double V campaign?

• victory over job discrimination and pay

• victory over Hitler's racism and racism at home

• victory over poverty and lack of educational opportunities

• victory over German and Japan

What was the nickname of the first African American unit in the Air Force?

• Code Talkers

• Pittsburgh Pirates

• Flying Fortress

• Tuskegee Airmen

What Regimental Combat Team was made up of Japanese Americans?

• 42nd

• 24th

• 442nd

• 422nd

Who served as the "code talkers"?

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Navajo

• Quapaw

When did the American military become fully integrated?

• 1945

• 1946

• 1947

• 1948

Who created a factory in Detroit to build the B-24 "Liberator" bomber?

• Henry Ford

• Harry Chrysler

• Howard Chevrolet

• Harris Mercury

What fictional female became the symbol of female factory workers?

• Betty the Bolter

• Rosie the Riveter

• Lucy the Latcher

• Francis the Fastener

What banned discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries?

• Executive Order 9086

• Executive Order 8962

• Executive Order 9066

• Executive Order 8802

What agreement allowed Mexican farm workers to migrate to the United States?

• Barrios Plan

• Bracero Plan

• Bracero Program

• Barrios Program

Why were Mexican-American youth targeted during riots in Los Angeles in June 1943?

• rumors that zoot suiters had attacked several sailors

• rumors that zoot suiters had attacked victory suiters

• rumors that zoot suiters were taking all the factory jobs

• rumors that zoot suiters were refusing military duty