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In 1942 how did the USA rank militarily?

• 19th

• 25th

• 1st

• Last

At the height of the war how large was our military?

• 30 million

• 20 million

• 10 million

• 5 million

How many women were working in the war effort?

• 19 million

• 500,000

• 10 million

• 5 million

How did president Roosevelt communicate with the American people during World War II?

• Radio

• TV

• Twitter

• Tik Tok

How long did it take the US auto industry to transition from cars to military vehicles?

• 6

• 9

• 3

• 5

How did propaganda play a role in how Americans saw the Japanese?

• It helped tamp down fears of Japanese

• It stoked fear and presented them as less human

• It pushed Americans to seek peace

What did executive order 9066 do?

• Instituted a draft

• Intered Japanese-Americans

• Censored newspapers

• Called for the creation of a civil defense force

What did we learn about the Japanese internment camps?

• It was one of the greatest civil rights violations in American history

• Japanese-Americans were sent to camps in the desert

• They were results of prejudice

What did a Gold Star in a families window mean?

• They lost a family member in the war

• They had a son serving in the war

• They worked at a war factory

Who was the supreme Allied Commander in World War II Europe?

• General marshal

• General Eisenhower

• General Bradley

• Field Marshal Erwin Rommel