WWII Home front test

During WWII most factories and resources were used to create items needed by

• families

• soldiers

During WWII the supply of items needed by ______________ was limited.

• families

• soldiers

During WWII many everyday items were

• rationed

• distributed evenly

The limited supply of items during WWII led many families to

• starve

• overeat

• plant "victory gardens"

• protest with speeches and marches

How did MOST American families on the home front respond to shortages of food and supplies during WWII?

• Their common goals united them, and they were willing to make sacrifices.

• Scarcity of goods divided them, and they refused to make sacrifices.

• They became unsympathetic to the war effort and each other.

• They united to form protest groups against the U.S. government.

Rosie the Riveter represented women who ______________ during WWII.

• went to war.

• became nurses.

• worked in factory jobs.

• planted "victory gardens"

By the end of WWII, the number of women working in U.S. business and industry had significantly

• increased.

• decreased.

The United States used propaganda during WWII to influence _____________________________.

• the military.

• the American public.

• the American government.

Propaganda posters encouraged actions to support the war effort ____________________________.

• at home.

• in Europe.

• in the government.