America's Homefront during WWII Quiz

What was the purpose of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) during WWII?

• To provide clerical and non-combat duties

• To serve in combat duties

• To represent women who worked in the factories

• To work in factories producing weapons

Who did Rosie the Riveter represent during WWII?

• Women who stayed home with their children

• Women who provided clerical and non-combat duties

• Six million women who worked in factories producing weapons

• Women who served in combat duties

What happened to Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

• They moved to the big cities on the East Coast

• Nothing because they were viewed as Americans and had equal rights

• Forcible relocation and incarceration in internment camps

• Great Migration

What did the War Production Board ration during WWII?

• Gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, and plastics

• Food and clothing

• Medical treatment and education

• Housing and transportation

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act during WWII?

• To provide medical treatment for returning veterans

• To classify and draft individuals for military service

• To relocate and incarcerate Americans of Japanese descent

• To provide education and low-interest home loans

What was the motto used by African American soldiers during WWII?

• Quadruple Z

• Triple X

• Double V

• Single Y

What did the GI Bill provide for returning veterans of WWII?

• Education

• Low-interest home loans

• All of the above

• Medical treatment

What is the term for a person born between 1946 and 1964 in the United States?

• Generation X

• Millennial

• Baby Boomer

• Generation Z

What were the standardized homes built after the war called?

• Levittown

• Freedom Houses

• Liberty Homes

• Victory Gardens

What did the Great Migration refer to during WWII?

• Japanese Americans being relocated to internment camps

• The movement of American soldiers to Europe

• African Americans moving north to work in factories

• The migration of European immigrants to the United States