WWII Homefront

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

• Phoenix, AZ

• Oakland, CA

• Los Angeles, CA

• Las Vegas, NV

Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Brooklyn Bombers
• Saskatchewan Sabers
• New England Patriots

During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of

• rationing
• conservation
• government spending
• internment

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

• women

• Mexican-American youths

• African-American youths

• Japanese-American youths

Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...

• Rationing Coupons
• International Donations
• Government Savings
• War Bonds

The 1941 March on Washington promoted greater

opportunities for African Americans in the defense industry and the desegregation of the military. Which labor and civil

rights leader organized this event?

• Thurgood Marshall

• A. Phillip Randolph

• James Meredith

• Martin Luther King Jr.

How did the code talkers affect the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

• They sent more than 800 coded messages.
• They were captured and the code was discovered.
• They didn't help so the U.S. lost the battle.
• They got lost and didn't make it to the battle.

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Why didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers?

• They all died in the war.
• The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.
• The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.
• No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.

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The Pittsburgh Courier argued that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve a double victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home in a campaign called  

• “Double V.”
• “Tuskegee Airmen.”
• “Fight for Right.”
• “Two V.”

First regular army corps for women

• Women's Fighting Corps

• Women’s Army Corps

• GIs

• Women's National Army Corps