WWII Quiz #2 (Home Front & European Theater)

This World War II Poster recognizes the

• Legal equality of women

• Contributions of women to wartime defense

• return of women to wartime defense

• Role of women as military officers

Which feature of life on the home front during World War II is most clearly illustrated by this 1944 cartoon?

• Housing shortages

• food rationing

• Juvenile delinquency

• conserving natural resources

Which federal government agency was created to design posters like the one shown?

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Civilian Conservation Corp(CCC)

• Office of War Information

• Executive Order 9066

This poster was used during World War II to encourage women to

• Serve in the armed forces

• contribute to the war effort

• exercise their vote

• buy war bonds

"I have returned many times to honor the valiant men how died serving me. Every man who set food in Normandy was a hero." This was most likely said by ____

• Chester Nimitz

• John. J. Pershing

• Omar Bradley

• Douglas MacArthur

Which statement best explains why the United States mainland suffered minimal physical damage in both World War I and World War II?

• The United State Policy of isolationism discouraged attacks by other countries

• Geographic location kept the United States protected from most of the fighting

• United States military fortifications prevented attacks on U.S Soil

• Latin America Provided a buffer zone from acts of aggression by other countries

What was one geographic characteristic of Germany that influenced the outcomes of both WWI and WWII?

• Mountainous topography protected Germany from the opposing side

• A lack of navigable rivers in Germany slowed transportation

• Excellent harbors allowed Germany to defeat Great Britain's naval forces

• Its central location in Europe resulted in Germany having to fight on two fronts.

Which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the United States.

• Many american homes were bombed, heavy industrial factories were closed, and food production declined

• Unemployment increased, buinesses collapsed and many farms failed

• Factory production declines, African Americans were declined serving in the armed forces and unemployment rose

• Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted and more women found jobs in factories

The D-Day invasion in Jun 1944 was important to the outcome of WWII because it

• Opened new Allied front in Europe

• Forced Italy to surrender

• Avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

• Stopped soviet advances in eastern Europe

Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

1.Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

2. Office of War Information is Created

3.Gemany invades poland

4. 4.Allies invade Europe on D-Day

5. Which sequence of these World War II events is in the correct chronological order?

• 1-2-3-4

• 3-1-2-4

• 2-3-4-1

• 4-1-3-2