World War II Quiz

Which of the following allowed FDR to circumvent the Neutrality Acts?

• America First Committee

• Selective Service Act

• Lend-Lease

• National War Labor Board

Which was a spokesman for the America First Committee?

• George M. Cohan

• Charles Lindbergh

• George C. Marshall

• Dwight Eisenhower

Which of the following was not one of the “Four Freedoms” described by FDR?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of worship

• Freedom from want

• Freedom from hunger

According to the Selective Service Act of 1940, what was the highest age at which males were required to register for the draft?

• 29

• 35

• 40

• 60

German agents were captured trying to infiltrate the U.S. in which two locations?

• Long Island and Florida

• Washington, D.C. and New York

• New Orleans and Los Angeles

• Detroit and Philadelphia

Which general was named Army Chief of Staff in 1941?

• George C. Patton

• George C. Marshall

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which of the following was not a duty of members of the Women’s Army Corps?

• Operating switchboards

• Driving staff cars

• Flying fighter missions

• Sorting mail

Which character was best identified with the slogan, “We Can Do It!”?

• Uncle Sam

• GI Joe

• Rosie the Riveter

• Donald Duck

Who revolutionized shipbuilding with the production of Liberty ships?

• Henry Kaiser

• Henry Ford

• A. Philip Randolph

• Benjamin O. Davis

What did Ford build at the Willow Run Facility?

• Airplanes

• Tanks

• Liberty ships

• Prefabricated housing