US Mobilizes for WWII

What was The West (Britain, USA, Netherlands) NOT doing with Japan?

• Deciding who controlled certain territory

• Selling them oil and metals

• Making an alliance

• Engaging in peace talks

What did The West (USA, Britain, Netherlands) want Japan to do?

• Join the Axis Powers

• Become democratic

• Trade metals and oil

• Stop occupying China

What event "woke the sleeping giant" and brought the USA into WWII?

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• The policy of appeasement

• Germany's invasion of France

• Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

Who is this person in the poster?

• Wendy, the symbol of women who joined the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.

• Henrietta, the typical wife of a G.I.

• Rosie, the iconic image of women who contributed to the war effort by working in the factories.

• Dolly, the Doughnut Girl of WWII.

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This man was elected president 4  times, created the New Deal, and became part of the Allied powers during WWII?

• HItler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Stalin 
• Mussolini

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The most famous group of black Americans to fight in WWII were the

• Tiger Tank Battalion
• 442nd Combat Regiment Team
• Fighting Seabees
• Tuskegee Airmen

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During WWII, Navajo soldiers were famously assigned to jobs as ______________.

• trackers

• pilots

• engineers

• code talkers

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During WWII, all armed forces were _____________.

• integrated by law

• segregated

• open to women

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The cost-plus system sped up war production by

• imposing penalties on companies that did not meet their production quotas

• providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot

• allowing previously competing companies to work together

• providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production

How were women impacted by the U.S. involvement in WWII?

• Women were drafted for combat for the first time earning total equality

• Women worked in war industries and served in the military gaining more independence

• Women were required to volunteer in organizations such as the Red Cross

• Women were finally given the right to vote due to their contributions to the war effort

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