World War II: Mobilizing a Nation

What policy allowed contracts for weapons to begin entering American factories in 1939?

• Cash and Carry

• Fair Employment Practices Commission

• Selective Training and Service Act

• Lend Lease

Which act required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft?

• Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

• Lend Lease Act

• Cash and Carry Policy

• Fair Employment Practices Commission Act

Who threatened to organize a protest march on Washington D.C. if the government didn't bar racial discrimination in defense plants?

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• A. Philip Randolph

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John Wayne

What was the primary role of the Tuskegee Airmen during the war?

• Combat pilots

• Code talkers

• Support troops

• Military trainers

Which group used their native language to create an unbreakable code used in communications?

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Women in the workforce

• Nisei

What did the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) investigate?

• Bias charges

• Draft registrations

• War strategies

• Movie content

Who were the Nisei?

• Navajo Code Talkers

• 101st Airborne Division

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Japanese American soldiers

What significant action did Eleanor Roosevelt take to demonstrate her commitment to the Tuskegee Airmen?

• Took a ride in a plane flown by an African American pilot

• Organized a protest

• Gave a public speech

• Visited the troops overseas

The war expanded opportunities for which of the following group(s)

• Women

• Minorities

• African Americans

• All of the Above

How many men eventually enlisted in the military during WW2?

• 1,500,000

• 500,000

• 900,000

• 10,000,000