World War II Quiz

What was the role of the War Production Board during World War II?

• Transforming the nation's factories to create military supplies

• Limit the amount you can buy in a store

• Find Hitler and defeat the Nazis

• Invade Japan and win the war

Which of the following best describes the practice of rationing?

• Dropping the Atomic bomb

• Double V Campaign

• LImit the amount of scarce items a person can buy

• Give the rich as much as they want

Which of the following was NOT true of women in the war effort?

• They didn't have the right to vote

• They made their own money

• They worked in factories

• They were paid the same as men

What role did African Americans serve in the military by the end of the war?

• They fought in intergrated combat units

• They served in segrated combat units

• They refused to invade Germany

• They were not allowed to inlist

Why did the government set up a rationing system during the war?

• To sell supplies to Japa

• To send supplies to Canada

• To keep supplies for themselves

• To save supplies for the war effort

Why was the Battle of Midway significant?

• Japan destroyed the US navy

• US destroyed several aircraft carriers that ended Japanese expansion

• Japanese expansion was sped up because of the German Navy

• US surrended several aircraft carriers to Japan

What caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded France

• Germany invaded Poland

• Germany invaded Italy

• Germany invaded the Balkins

What led to Japan's surrender at the end of the Pacific Campaign?

• The Battle of Stalingrad

• The Kamikazi fights in the Pacific

• The dropping of the atomic bombs

• The Battle of the Buldge

Why did the number of female workers in America explode during the war?

• Men left their jobs for jobs in Europe

• Men left their jobs to fight in the war

• Women were more qualified for the work

• Women want to work instead of stay home

How did the government ration basic food supplies to the American public?

What artifact did we look at in class?