Chapter 12: America and World War II

What was the name of the symbol for women in the workforce during WWII?

• Rosie the Riveter
• Nancy the Nurse
• Sally the Seamstress
• Betty the Builder

During WWII a government contract to pay a manufacturer what it took to make the item and add on a percentage for profit.

• Fixed price contract
• Cost-plus contract
• Time and materials contract
• Lend-lease contract

United States WWII program to direct priorities and production goals.

• War Production Board (WPB)
• Industrial Production Board (IPB)
• Defense Production Board (DPB)
• Peace Production Board (PPB)

The Supreme Court case that allowed Japanese Internment due to war time conditions.

• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Roe v. Wade
• Korematsu v. United States
• Brown v. Board of Education

The attack on Mexican Americans in Los Angeles by sailors and others in June 1943.

• Mexican American Riots
• Zoot Suit Riots
• Los Angeles Riots
• Sailor Attacks

During wartime Americans were asked to restrict the amount they used of certain items needed for the war. What is this term called?

• limitation
• prohibition
• rationing
• restriction

What was the name of the harsh journey taken by American Prisoners of War in the Philippines by the Japanese army?

• Philippine Death March
• Manila Death March
• Pacific Death March
• Bataan Death March

The key role played by the Navajo during WWII.

• translators

• spies

• code talkers

• doctors

What ship did the Japanese lose all of at the Battle of Midway?

• destroyers

• aircraft carriers

• submarines

• battleships

What was the turning point in the Battle of the Pacific during WWII?

• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Iwo Jima