SW Week 24 Quiz

1. Which ethnic group was targeted by the U.S. government during WWII?

• a. Jewish Americans
• b. African Americans
• c. Chinese Americans
• d. Japanese Americans

2. Discrimination means __________.

• a. treating all people fairly
• b. treating people equally
• c. treating most people the same
• d. treating certain people differently

3. Why is a Purple Heart Medal given to a soldier?

• a. for being kind
• b. for being efficient
• c. for being wounded
• d. for being an officer

4. Who was a symbol of women helping the war effort?

• a. Patty the Pilot
• b. Sally the Sailor
• c. Rosie the Riveter
• d. Cathy the Carpenter

5. What was the economic plan to rebuild Europe called?

• a. the Stalin Plan
• b. the Truman Plan
• c. the Marshall Plan
• d. the Churchill Plan

6. Why did the Supreme Court allow incarceration of Japanese Americans?

• A. It was a military necessity.
• B. They were anti-war protestors.
• C. The military needed their land.
• D. Their allegiance was to Japan.

7. Fill in the blank: The Soviet Union had a ____________ government.

• communist.
• capitalist
• fascist
• socialist

8. Which industry hired the most women?

• a. aviation
• b. foundries
• c. munitions
• d. shipyards

9. What does communism support?

• a. group property in business
• b. private property in business
• c. corporation property in business
• d. government property in business

10. Which military unit was created for Japanese American soldiers?

• A. 297th Infantry Scout Battalion
• B. 442nd Regimental Combat team
• C. 515th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
• D. 11th United States Volunteer Infantry