The War Effort_Lesson 4

How many Americans volunteered for the Military?

• 150,000

• 5 million

• 4,000,250

• 6.5 million

What group added another 10 million soldiers to the military?

• The Selective Service System

• United Nations

• Allied Countries

• USMA

Army Chief of Staff General....

• Ulysses Grant

• George Marshall

• Debs Myer

• General Churchill

What is WAAC?

• Women's Army and Artillery Corps

• War Army Attack Corporation

• War Affect Action Counter

• Women's Auxiliary Army Corps

What is the slogan for The Double V Campaign?

• "V stands for Victorious"

• "2 Vs for All the Victory"

• "V for Victory"

• "V and Peace"

How many African Americans served the Military?

• 1,000,000

• 850,000

• 1.5 Million

• 250,000

When was the "Office of War Information" created by the government?

• 1943

• 1942

• 1941

• Early in the 1940's

This poster by __________ for the Office of War Information focused on the alliance of nations committed to defeating the Axis powers.

• Joe Biden

• Matthew Karner

• James Harlem

• Henry Keorner

What became a major producer of wartime propaganda?

• Movies

• TV

• Speakeasies

• Radio

What did the OPA do?

Office of Price Administration

• Increased worker's pay to cancel out inflation

• Print more or less money, depending on the economy

• Increased the prices of most goods and services

• Fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods.