Topic 2 Vocabulary WWII Quiz

Which executive order banned discrimination in the defense industry and government during World War II?

• Executive Order 8802

• Executive Order 9066

• Korematsu v United States

• Nurse Corp

What term describes a government spending more money than it receives in revenue?

• Deficit spending

• Double V Campaign

• Executive Order 8802

• Executive Order 9066

What agency was in charge of controlling prices and rents in the U.S. during World War II?

• Office of Price Administration

• Office of War Mobilization

• Propaganda

• Rationing

What term describes the limiting of goods during wartime to ensure adequate supplies for the military?

• Rationing

• Rosie the Riveter

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Victory Gardens

What term refers to the United States being the producer and supplier of war goods that will fight for freedom during World War II?

• Arsenal of Democracy

• Code Talkers

• Deficit spending

• Double V Campaign

Which executive order authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

• Executive Order 9066

• Korematsu v United States

• Nurse Corp

• Office of Information

What term refers to gardens planted by civilians during wartime to reduce pressure on the public food supply?

• Victory Gardens

• WAC's

• Arsenal of Democracy

• Code Talkers

Who were the Native American servicemen who used their tribal languages to create a secret code during World War II?

• Code Talkers

• Deficit spending

• Double V Campaign

• Executive Order 8802

What group of women served in the U.S. Army during World War II?

• WAC's

• Arsenal of Democracy

• Code Talkers

• Deficit spending

Which government agency was responsible for coordinating war information and propaganda during World War II?

• Office of Information

• Office of Price Administration

• Office of War Mobilization

• Propaganda