WWII in CA

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

• People of Japanese ancestry

• People of Hawaiian ancestry

• People of Native American ancestry

• People of French ancestry

Why were posters like this produced during World War II? 

• to encourage women to join community defense organizations in case of invasion 

• to encourage women to work in defense industries in order to support the war effort 

• to encourage women to serve in government and replace men drafted into the military 

• to encourage women to join the military and support their country by fighting overseas

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

• women

• Mexican-American youths

• African-American youths

• Japanese-American youths

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories

• Native Americans

• Latinos

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

True or false: Japanese Americans were labeled as a threat after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

• True

• False

Which president executed Order 9066?

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

• Donald Trump

• Franklin Roosevelt

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

• served in military combat positions

• worked in jobs formerly held by men

• controlled most corporations

• chaired several congressional committees

What was the name of the complex German defenses along the French coastline?

• Maginot Line

• The Seigffried Line

• Pas de Calais

• The Atlantic Wall

During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 allied troops across what body of water?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The English Channel

• The Rhine River

• The Mediterranean Sea