World War 2 Homefront

The government gave these to families telling them how much of certain foods and goods they could buy.

• Victory Gardens

• Ration Books

• Liberty Vouchers

• War Bonds

What was the goal of posters such as Rosie the Riveter?

• To make sure Victory Gardens were grown

• To motivate proper use of the Ration Books

• To motivate women to find work in factories as men were drafted

• To encourage women to take on combat roles overseas

What event in World War 2 caused Americans to support Executive Order 9066 and increased hatred of the Japanese?

• Bataan Death Marches

• The Invasion of Poland

• The Pearl Harbor attack

• The Battle of Britain

Where were most of the Internment Camps

• South

• North

• East Coast

• West Coast

Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?

• The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural  resources.
• The U.S. had all the  natural resources it needed.
• Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the  war effort. 
• Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources. 

Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...

• Rationing Coupons
• International Donations
• Government Savings
• War Bonds

What were war bonds used for?

• certificates sold by the US government to pay for the war

• pictures of soldiers preparing for war

• documents that displayed guns

• funds used by the government to provide financial assistance to the poor

This World War II propaganda poster was probably used by the American government to encourage what for the war effort?

• The manufacturing of materials needed for the war effort
• Rationing
• Enlisting in the military
• Censoring information

The reason America joined WWII

• bombing of Pearl Harbor
• invasion of Poland
• Holocaust
• attack on the Soviet Union

Who were the Axis powers of World War II?

• Germany, Japan, Italy

• United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China

• Mexico, United States, Australia, China

• Poland, Germany, China, Russia