Unit 9: WWII

Who were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps? 

• African Americans 
• Native Americans 
• Japanese Americans  
• Jews 

What was the name given to a group of African American pilots that flew successful missions over Italy? 

• The Great Airmen 
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Airmen of America
• They did not have a name. 

Why was D-Day important? 

• Germany surrendered 
• The Allied powers were unsuccessful
• Adolf Hitler passed away 
• Nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers invaded northern France 

World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 

• The Cold War
• The Dust Bowl
• The Great Depression

What is appeasement?

• A hard type of concrete

• a policy of giving Hitler what he wanted in order to avoid a conflict

• A period of peace after a war

• Major fighting in Japan

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

What was the purpose for victory gardens? 

• To help raise money for the War 
• To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
• to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
• to fight obesity and to eat healthier 

Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...

• Stay at home for their children
• Work in factories
• Protest the war

During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of

• rationing
• conservation
• government spending
• internment

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

• women

• Mexican-American youths

• African-American youths

• Japanese-American youths