WWII Part 2 Quiz Review

The Office of War Information was largely responsible for which of the following

• development of the atomic bomb

• war propaganda

• resupplying the troops

• resupplying the troops

The purpose of Victory Gardens was to

• encourage wartime production efforts

• encourage women to join the workforce

• encourage investments

• encourage conservation of commercially grown food

Purchasing war bonds, planting victory gardens, and increased enlistment during WWII demonstrated that

• Americans remained deeply divided about the war

• Civil liberties are often limited in wartime

• govt power tends to increase in wartime

• patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by US citizens

What is another name for the American Volunteer Group, American fighter pilots who volunteered to fly for China in 1942?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Flying Tigers

• American Expiditionary Force

Opportunities for women ________ during WWII

• decreased

• increased

He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading his platoon and wiping out the Germans.

• Vernon Baker

• Alvin York

• A. Philip Randolph

• John J Pershing

 African American leaders and organizations established the “Double V” campaign which called for

• victory in Europe and victory in Asia

• victory against the enemy overseas and victory against racism at home

• victory for the war and victory for equal suffrage

• victory for war soldiers and victory for war veterans

During WWII Executive Order 9066 allowed the U.S. military to oversee which groups of people in large military zones.

• Russians, Germans, and Japanese

• Chinese, Japanese, and Germans

• Japanese, Italian, and Germans

• Germans, Italians, and Russians

In what organization did women work in areas such as switchboard operators, mechanics, and bakers?

• Women Air Force Service Pilots

• Red Cross

• Ford Motor Company

• Women's Army Corps

This group led the U.S. Marines to an Allied victory by successfully translating, transmitting, and retranslating messages in two and half minutes.

• American Expeditionary Force

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Flying Tigers