WWII 6 US Goes to War

The immediate cause of the United States entry into WWII was that the United States

• had to support their allies in Europe

• wanted to defend the principles of freedom

• suffered a direct military attack

• was read to use its superior military and atomic capabilities

The attack on Pearl Harbor illustrated how

• a single event can impact public opinion

• the policy of appeasement was effective

• influential pacifists were in Congress

• communism negatively influenced global affairs

(US.52) Which of the following is NOT true about women during WWII?

• Women worked in factories building the weapons of WWII

• Elanor Roosevelt, FDR's wife, was the biggest supporter of women in the workforce

• Wonder Woman was created to show that women could fight the Nazis too

• Women were limited to just buying war bonds like in WWI

(US.55) Why did American citizens move to cities during WWII?

• To work in factories building weapons

• Cities were safer

• Cities were the best place to hide from the draft

• Cities were supplied with food by the government

(US.52) Who was the key supporter of women joining the workforce in WWII?

• Rosie the Rivetter

• Elanor Roosevelt

• Audrie Hepburn

• Margaret Sanger

(US.53) African Americans were allowed to work in factories along side white Americans during WWII.

• True

• False

(US.55) What was this Propaganda poster trying to encourage Americans to do?

• Ration

• Buy War Bonds

• Support internment of Japanese Americans

• Enlist to fight

Who were the Axis Powers?

During WWII the US citizens were limited to the certain amounts of certain goods and foods. What term means to limit people's amount of something?

• rationing

• selling liberty bonds

• scraping

• institutionalizing

What was the purpose of asking Americans to grow Victory Gardens?

• To sell food to US government

• To overcome the food shortages caused by the war.

• to have the US people invest money in the war effort