The American Homefront During WWII

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

• Blitzkreig

• Island-hopping

• Trench warfare

How did the US try and stop Japan before entering the war?

• Ordered an oil embargo
• Ordered bombing runs on Tokyo
• Ordered air raids on their navy
• Ordered a peace agreement

This organization directed factories on what war supplies they should produce

• War Production Board
• Price Administration
• War Powers Board
• Works Progress Administration

Japanese-Americans were forced to live where after the Pearl Harbor attack?

• Internment Camps
• Reservations
• Concentration Camps
• Resort Camps

Japanese-Americans from _____________ were the only ones sent to interment camps...

• The East Coast
• The Great Plains
• The Deep South
• The West Coast

_______ was the limiting of purchasing many products to make sure there was enough available for military use.

• Couponing
• Dividing
• Reserving
• Rationing

Why were the Japanese confined to internment centers during WWII?

• because they were Japanese

• because they weren’t citizens

• because so many were spies

• because they supported Japan’s policies

Who is this person in the poster?

• Wendy, the symbol of women who joined the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.

• Henrietta, the typical wife of a G.I.

• Rosie, the iconic image of women who contributed to the war effort by working in the factories.

• Dolly, the Doughnut Girl of WWII.

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to force the US into the war
• Japan had an embargo on the US
• The US attacked Japan first
• Japan wanted to cripple the US Pacific Fleet