World War II Home Front

Rosie the Riveter represented women who __________ during World War II.

• went to war

• became nurses

• worked in factory jobs

• planted victory gardens

The Rosie the Riveter poster shows __________ for women who took the action described above.

• appreciation

• disrespect

By the end of World War II, the number of women working in U.S. business and industry had significantly __________ .

• increased

• decreased

Why did the United States economy grow after World War II? (Choose 2)

• New technologies from the war were shifted to businesses for consumer goods production

• Women returned home to their family responsibilities.

• Wartime rationing of goods continued in peacetime.

• New manufacturing processes increased efficiency

• Americans refused to buy goods on credit.

After World War II, the United States government helped people from the military __________ .

• buy homes

• drive cars

• have credit debt

After World War II, the construction of highways, mass production of automobiles, and help from the government __________ the growth of the suburbs.

• encouraged

• discouraged

Why did the mass media market develop after World War II?

• People had money to spend on entertainment.

• The government used military technology to encourage it.

• People had free time since they did not return to their old jobs.

• The government passed a law creating it.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

• American women who were placed in internment camps

• American women who fought for the right to vote

• American women who were opposed to the war

• American women who took jobs in wartime production factories

The WWII poster is an example of—

• an advertisement encouraging people to use credit to purchase items during the war

• propaganda encouraging citizens on the home front to conserve resources

• artwork showing ways citizens can be kind to one another during wartime

• graffiti showing ways people on the home front wasted food and resources

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?

• The United States remained neutral.

• The United States declared war on Japan, joining WWII.

• Japan captured and took control of Hawaii.

• The Soviet Union switched alliances.