World War II: The Home Front

What symbolized women's contributions to the war effort on the home front?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Rosie the Riveter

• Rationing

• Atomic Bombs

Who was the President of the United States during World War II?

• Harry Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

How did most American families on the home front respond to shortages of food and supplies during World War II?

• They became unsympathetic to the war effort and each other.

• Scarcity of goods divided them, and they refused to make sacrifices.

• They united to form protest groups against the U.S. government.

• Their common goals united them, and they were willing to make sacrifices.

The purpose of this poster is to ______________

women working in factory jobs.

• encourage

• discourage

Most factories and resources were used to create items needed by

• soldiers

• families

• rationed

Because most factories and resources were used to create items needed by soldier, items needed by ___________ were limited.

• soldiers

• families

• rationed

Because most factories and resources were used to create items needed by soldiers, items needed by families were limited. As a result, many everyday items were ___________.

• families

• sold

• rationed

• hidden

Rosie the Riveter represents women who _______________

during World War II.

• went to church

• drove cars

• fussed at children

• worked in factory jobs

This poster shows ______________

for women who take the action described above.

• disgust

• sadness

• appreciation

• disdain

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

• increased

• decreased