WWII Summative Test Study Quiz

According to the poster, how did the role of women change during World War II?

• Women were expected to run for political office to start negotiating for peace.

• Women were expected to leave jobs and start staying at home with their children.

• Women were expected to enlist in the military as soldiers.

• Women were needed to start working in jobs that used to belong to men.

Which WWII event is MOST associated with the information in the list?

• The Holocaust

• Bombing of Hiroshima

• D-Day

• Sinking of the Lusitania

How would a historian describe the opportunity cost of deciding to ration goods during World War II?

• Citizens could only buy limited amounts of items, and they accepted the opportunity cost of higher prices on goods.

• The government rationed items to support soldiers and accepted the opportunity cost of citizens' freedom to buy what they wanted.

• Business sold more rubber, sugar, and food to the military and accepted the opportunity cost of selling fewer goods.

• The government rationed sugar, rubber, and gasoline, and they accepted the opportunity cost of higher prices on goods.

What event BEST represents what happened to many women and African Americans right after WWII?

• Women and African Americans entered college, to gain more education.

• Women and African Americans walked along the servicemen

• Women and African Americans became unemployed, because servicemen returned to do their jobs.

• Women and African Americans had to work in factories, to increase production.

What can you infer from this information about the Tuskegee Airmen?

• After WWII, the United States returned to an all-white military, and African Americans were not allowed to enlist until after the Civil Rights Movement.

• Pilots for the United States military became entirely made up of African American units, because white units had lost bombers during the war.

• The Tuskegee Airmen had been an important segment of the military even before WWII.

• Although they had never been allowed to fly for the United States military before, this African American unit proved to be extremely successful.

What was the opportunity cost of sending supplies to soldiers overseas during World War II?

• US soldiers had to pay more for their supplies than German and Japanese troops.

• US citizens were denied free choice in what they could buy through rationing.

• US soldiers were not as well supplied as the German or Japanese troops during the war.

• US citizens had more choices of what to buy because there were more supplies available.

What did the US government do during WWII because of resource and supply shortages?

• Closed many grocery stores.

• Increased automobile manufacturing.

• Limited the amount of food people could buy.

• Prevented the production of steel.

How did the victory of Iwo Jima give the United States an advantage during World War II?

• The area could be used for staging attacks on Japan.

• The United States was able to steal atomic bombs.

• The United States requested Japan provide housing for soldiers on their land.

• The United States gained information about the Axis Powers.

Based on the excerpt, why did the United States enter World War II?

• There was pressure from the House and Senate to join the war.

• The United States wanted to be allies and fight with Japan.

• The Pearl Harbor Attack was unprovoked and the Americans were in danger.

• Germany was attacking other nations.

What term describes when America rationed coffee during WWII so that it could go to soldiers serving abroad?

• Opportunity Cost

• International Trade

• Price Incentives

• Market Trends