WWII Mobilization

What event marked the end of American isolation in World War II?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The invasion of Normandy

• The fall of Berlin

How did World War II affect U.S. federal spending?

• It remained the same

• It increased by 50%

• It increased by 1000%

• It decreased by half

What impact did the war have on private industry?

• The war led to increased collaboration between the government and private industry who helped produce wartime goods..

• The war caused a decline in private industry due to reduced consumer spending.
• The war stimulated private industry by increasing demand for consumer goods due to wartime embargos.

• Private industry remained unchanged and continued its operations as usual during the war.

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act of 1940?

• To increase agricultural production

• To ensure American neutrality in the European conflict

• To initiate the first peacetime draft

• To reduce military spending

Match the following to the different minority groups

Groups:

(a) African Americans

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(b) Hispanics

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(c) Women

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(d) Japanese Americans

• Double V Campaign

• Internment

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Bracero Program

• Korematsu v. United States

• Rosie the Riveter