America on the Home Front

The _______ Airmen was a group of African American pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute.

• Tuskegee

• Elite

• Turkish

The Tuskegee Airmen were __________ from white troops because they were black.

• associated

• segregated

• torn

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite unit of poorly trained pilots that saw little action in the war. 

• True

• False

The need for workers during the war broke down some racial barriers. 

• True

• False

Many males were drafted during WWII.  If a man is drafted he is not required to serve in the war. 

• True

• False

What is rationing?

• Restricting how much people can buy or receive

• Sharing with others

The role of women changed during World War II. Women worked in places like farms, aircraft manufacturing facilities, shipyards and 

• offices.

• their homes.

• schools.

• kitchens.

________ was a fictional character created to encourage women to help in the war effort. 

• Uncle Sam

• Rosie the Riveter

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Minnie Mouse

When WWII ended, many women _______ working.

• Stopped

• Continued

Women joined the ________ as mechanics, office workers, and truck drivers.

• home front

• United Nations

• Allied Powers

• military