8 GA SS - Life in the Olden Days 1940-1950

Some of the items rationed during World War II were:

• jet planes and helicopters

• carrots, potatoes, corn

• shoes, gas, sugar

Some items that children might collect for recycling were:

• worn out tires and cooking pots

• leftover food and milk

• clippings from trees and bushes

Americans fought in World War II for

• four years

• ten years

• fifteen years

Two of the most popular radio shoes of the decade:

• were broadcast late at night

• featured panels of children

• starred Frank Sinatra

The words permitted and ​ (a)   are synonyms.

When people share the same very important concern, their minds are ​ (b)   by that thought.

The words ​ (c)   and occupied are antonyms.

A scrawny person might also be called ​ (d)   .

• allowed
• dominated
• vacant
• skinny

The words ​ (a)   and styles are synonyms.

You can ​ (b)   your opponent if you ask a question that she can't answer.

In the 1940s, a new term pointed out, or ​ (c)   , teenagers as a special group.

Americans participated in practices called air raid ​ (d)   .

• fashions
• stump
• designated
• drills