WWII - Homefront and Demographic Groups

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

• rationing
• conservation
• government spending
• internment

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.

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories

• Native Americans

• Latinos

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

• The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
• a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
• A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
• A famous pilot

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

• served in military combat positions

• worked in jobs formerly held by men

• controlled most corporations

• chaired several congressional committees

African-Americans still facing racism wanted to prove themselves by...

• working in factories

• joining the military

• helping with Victory gardens

• selling war bonds

During WWII the military was strictly...

• segregated

• whites only

• women only

• open to all

How did the US apologize to surviving Japanese-American internees in 1988?

• Each internee got an official apology letter from the president. 
• Each internee got $20,000 in reparations
• Each internee got a special medal of recognition
• Each internee got free housing and college tuition

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

• Phoenix, AZ

• Oakland, CA

• Los Angeles, CA

• Las Vegas, NV

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