World War II Home Front

Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?

• women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs

• it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war

• it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment

• women's contributions were not valued by American society

Which decision signed by President Franklin Roosevelt sent Japanese-Americans to internment camps?

• Executive Order 9066

• Executive Order 66

• Executive Decree 1253

• Executive Decision 9035

The main function of the federal Office of War Information was to

• collect money for the war effort through the sale of war bonds.

• boost the morale of troops by sending popular entertainers overseas.

• generate support for the war effort and boost morale through the media.

• intercept enemy intelligence and relay it to the troops on the frontlines.

The rationing of goods, the recycling of materials, and the high rates of war production during World War II demonstrated that (a)  

• government power tends to increase

• civil liberties are often limited

• patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism

• Americans remained deeply divided about the war

You are hereby requested to take the following steps to comply with the recent blackout order (1) have extinguished all street lights on waterfront streets and highways at once (2) Screen water front side lights on all streets running down to the waterfront (3) Screen all advertising lights and lighted windows near beach front (4) Screen all bright lights on seawards side, directly visible from the sea, and within two miles from the waterfront (5) In case of brightly lighted installation near beach have the light so directed and screened so that no direct light can be seen from offshore. --Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council, O.B. Carr, Executive Director Why did the state of Florida issue this order?

• To limit community social activities during the war.

• To conserve scarce energy resources during the war.

• To conceal coastal military operations from German spies.

• To protect civilian coastal settlements from German submarine attacks.

You are hereby requested to take the following steps to comply with the recent blackout order (1) have extinguished all street lights on waterfront streets and highways at once (2) Screen water front side lights on all streets running down to the waterfront (3) Screen all advertising lights and lighted windows near beach front (4) Screen all bright lights on seawards side, directly visible from the sea, and within two miles from the waterfront (5) In case of brightly lighted installation near beach have the light so directed and screened so that no direct light can be seen from offshore. --Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council, O.B. Carr, Executive Director Why did the state of Florida issue this order?

• To limit community social activities during the war.

• To conserve scarce energy resources during the war.

• To conceal coastal military operations from German spies.

• To protect civilian coastal settlements from German submarine attacks.

Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II?

• There were several well-publicized cases of Japanese American spies being caught operating in the United States.

• Without any significant factual evidence, the government perceived Japanese Americans as being a threat to national security.

• The safety of Japanese Americans was threatened because most of the Japanese American community lived in war zones.

• Japanese Americans feared that Japan would try to punish them for siding with the United States in the war.

Answer explanation

Note that Italian and German Americans were not placed in internment camps. The most significant factor was racism. Japanese Americans did not have as much power or representation in the US government. Also, after Pearl Harbor, many Americans feared Japanese spies.

The program bringing laborers from Mexico to work on American farms especially in the West was called ____.

• Mexican Internment

• Braceros Program

• Great Migration

• War Production Board

In the United States during WWII, the role of women changed as they

• were drafted and assigned military roles equal to those held by men

• continued to work outside the home only in jobs traditionally performed by women

• made major contributions to the war effort by taking jobs in factories

• achieved positions of leadership in most major industries

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v. United States?

• Japanese Americans were forbidden to join US Army

• Putting Japanese Americans in camps was legal

• All Japanese Americans were sent to Hawaii during the war

• All Nisei must leave the country within six months (after Pearl Harbor attack)