WWII Lesson 2 "The Home Front" Note Quiz

WPB stands for _________________.

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The job of the WPB was to oversee the conversion of __________ to war production.

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What were 2 ways the US government financed the war effort?

(choose 2 answers)?

• increased taxes

• collected scrap metal

• planted victory gardens

• sold war bonds

Requiring men to register to serve in the military is called _________.

• bond

• ration

• draft

• volunteering

The ________ Training and Service Act of 1940 was the first peacetime registering of men to serve in the military.

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What 2 ways did US citizens help contribute to the war effort?

(choose 2 answers)

• increasing taxes

• collecting scrap metal

• buying war bonds

• selling war bonds

What famous female symbol for working women is shown on this poster?

• Vicki the Victory Girl

• Wanda the Warrior

• Rosie the Riveter

• Susie the Strong

How did victory gardens help the war effort?

• People grew their own food so more food could be sent overseas to feed our troops.

• People grew their own food and sold it at stores to raise money for soldiers' families.

• People shipped food from their own gardens to soldiers.

• Healthy vegetables had vitamins to make soldiers strong.

The first African American Air Force officer to achieve the rank of general was ____________.

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

• A. Philip Randolph

Who was an African American labor leader that protested unfair treatment of black workers?

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

• A. Philip Randolph