Americans in World War II

What was the main purpose of this propaganda poster used during World War II?

• To promote the rationing of resources for the war effort
• To encourage businesses to switch to wartime production
• To promote the need for citizens to purchase war bonds
• To encourage citizens to enlist in the Army

African American pilots who flew more than 15,000 missions over North Africa and Europe during World War II.

• Tuskeegee Airmen

• Harlem Hellfighters

• Birmingham Bombers

• Buffalo Soldiers

What was the Manhattan Project? 

• radio beams used to determine location of objects
• the world's first computer 
• effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
• a complicated code machine used by German military 

What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?

• to ensure that schools did not run out of supplies.
• to ensure that children did not use too many products.
• to ensure that enough products were avilable for military use.
• to ensure that elderly citizens has a good supply of consumer products.

Which generalization does this poster support?

• Women refused to volunteer to assist in the war effort.
• The government urged women to fill jobs left vacant by men.
• The government tried to recruit women for combat in the war.
• Female officers commanded both men and women.

Which Executive Order allowed for Japanese Americans to be moved to internment camps?

• Executive Order 9066
• Executive Order 8802
• Executive Order 8866
• Executive Order 9002

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during WWII by --

• designing radar technology for submarines
• flying bombing missions into enemy territory
• encoding military communications for secure transmission
• providing intelligence on enemy positions

What was the primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?

• To encourage women to join the workforce
• To reduce health problems among working women
• To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
• To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage

How were the Navajo words in this table used during WWII?

• As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers
• As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units
• As signal words for Allied spies posing as civillians
• As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to --

• give the US an advantage in military encryption
• encourage immigrant enlistment in the US Army during WWII
• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces
• increase the number of women joining the US military during WWII