World War II

Which event caused the United States to declare war in 1941?

• Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

• the aggressive actions of Germany

• the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania

• German attacks on American merchant ships

People who do not fight in the war but support the fighting of a war by working in factories, rationing, growing victory gardens

• total war

• homefront

• Pearl Harbor

• Japanese Internment Camp

A prison like facility used to house Japanese-Americans during WWII

• total war

• homefront

• Pearl Harbor

• Internment Camps

This example of propaganda was used to encourage

• women to join the army and fight

• women to stay at home with their families

• men to join the army and fight

• women to join the workforce

This group of people was most known for developing a secret code using their language that the Japanese never deciphered

• Native Americans

• Latinos

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

This group of people fought with the Tuskegee Airman and destroyed more than 250 enemy planes

• Native Americans

• Latinos

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

The government gave these to families telling them how much of certain foods and goods they could buy.

• Victory Gardens

• Ration Books

• Liberty Vouchers

• War Bonds

Why did Americans grow Victory Gardens during World War II?

• To exchange for extra ration coupons at grocery stores

• To sell the food for profit to the government

• To make sure they had enough food as the nation rationed

• If they grew a certain amount of food they could skip military service

What was the purpose of rationing and Victory Gardens?

• To get extra money from the Allies in Britain and France

• To give supplies to laborers from Mexico

• To provide for families who lost male family members during the war

• To keep soldiers and civilians fed so no one starved

What was purpose of the Women's Army Core?

• To help women find work after the war

• To train women before they took jobs in the military

• To train women in code-breaking skills for use in Europe

• To prepare women for combat roles overseas