World War II Vocabulary

A symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war.

• Uncle Sam
• Cornelia Fort
• Rosie the Riveter
• Rosie the Citizen

What was one direct effect of WWII activities like those promoted by this poster?

• changes in the traditional roles of women

• the establishment of women's suffrage

• combat training for women

• the election of women political leaders

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'changes in the traditional roles of women' because WWII led to women taking on new roles in the workforce and society due to the absence of men who were fighting in the war.

Surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.

• Allied Powers

• USS Arizona

• Japanese Internment

• Pearl Harbor

Prime minister of Japan during World War II. He gave his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a major role in Japan's military decisions until he resigned in 1944.

• Hideki Tojo
• Cornelia Fort
• Rosie the Riveter
• Samari Warrior

Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast during WW II were sent to "War Relocation Centers" in remote areas.

• Japanese Internment

• The Manhattan Project

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers.

Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States and France during WW II.

• USS Arizona

• Rationing

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s.

• Totalitarianism

• Fascism

• Nazism

• Rationing

Nashville woman who became a transport pilot during WW II. She was the first woman pilot killed while on duty.

• Victory Gardens

• Rosie the Riveter

• Cornelia Fort

• Hideki Tojo

What was Japanese Internment?

• Japanese Internment was the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
• Japanese Internment was a voluntary relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II.
• Japanese Internment was a celebration of Japanese culture during World War II.
• Japanese Internment was a military strategy used by the Japanese during World War II.

The Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler.

• Holocaust

• Axis Powers

• Rationing

• Allied Powers