. During World War II most factories and resources were used to create items needed by __________ .

• Families

• children

• the president

• soldiers

During World War II the supply of items needed by __________ was limited.

• families

• soldiers

• children

• the president

During World War II many everyday items were __________ .

• rationed

• distributed freely

• plentiful

• extinct

The limited supply of items during World War II led many families to __________ .

• starve

• over eat

• plant victory gardens

• protest

How did MOST American families on the home front respond to shortages of food and supplies during World War II?

• Their common goals united them, and they were willing to make sacrifices.

• Scarcity of goods divided them, and they refused to make sacrifices.

• They became unsympathetic to the war effort and each other.

• They united to form protest groups against the U.S. government.

Rosie the Riveter represented women who __________ during World War II.

• went to war

• became nurses

• worked in factory jobs

• planted victory gardens

The Rosie the Riveter poster shows __________ for women who took the action described above.

• appreciation

• disrespect

The purpose of the poster was to __________ this action.

• encourage

• discourage

By the end of World War II, the number of women working in U.S. business and industry had significantly __________ .

• increased

• decreased

Why did the United States economy grow after World War II? (Choose 2)

• New technologies from the war were shifted to businesses for consumer goods production

• Women returned home to their family responsibilities.

• Wartime rationing of goods continued in peacetime.

• New manufacturing processes increased efficiency

• Americans refused to buy goods on credit.