World War II at Home

A system that limits the amount of scare goods that people can buy.

• rationing

• war bond

• internment camp

• order

Which one of these things did automakers NOT make in 1941?

• bombs

• cars

• planes

• tanks

What two things were scarce during the war?

Which one of these was NOT a rationed good?

• sugar

• butter

• milk

• meat

What did children collect during the war to help?

• old blankets

• scrap metal

• car tires

• old paper

Bonds purchased by Americans to help with the war.

• rationing

• war bonds

• internment camp

• order

True or False? President Roosevelt issued an order that banned discrimination in war industries.

• True

• False

True or False? The squadron of African American pilots and support crew who joined the war was called the Alabama Airmen.

• True

• False

How many women joined the workforce during the war?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

• 6,000,000

What did women who enlisted in the war NOT do?

• mapping specialist

• language translators

• combat

• pilots