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The Homefront

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The frequent speeches FDR gave on the radio were called "___________."

a)

fire place speeches

b)

bonfire chats

c)

fireside chats

d)

radio conversations

2.

During FDR's fireside chats, he asked the american people to do everything they could to help with ____________________.

a)

moving on

b)

the war efforts

c)

getting revenge

d)

improving our country

3.

__________(only allowing a small amount of certain goods) was one government solution to help support the troops.

a)

couponing

b)

scarcity

c)

maneuvering

d)

rationing

4.

Each member of the family would receive a ration book each month. The book contained _________________that they would use to keep track of how much of certain goods they were allowed to buy every month.

a)

food stamps

b)

metal stamps

c)

food boxes

d)

food containers

5.

The government issued ration books for the following things:

a)

gasoline

b)

meat

c)

butter

d)

flour

e)

all of the above

6.

Families did all of the following to save ration stamps except:

a)

planted victory gardens

b)

collected scrap materials & tires

c)

stole and robbed many banks

d)

all of the above

7.

Since the fighting men were overseas, the factories needed new employees. The government encouraged _________to take these jobs

a)

the elderly

b)

children

c)

young men

d)

women

8.

which of the following posters shows a character created by the government to encourage women to take factory jobs making war goods.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

___________________is famous for being the first female flying instructor in Tennessee and narrowly escaping Japanese fire during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

a)

Rosie the Riveter

b)

Elizabeth Caddy Stanton

c)

Cornelia Fort

d)

Minnie Pearl

10.

A few Tennesseans found that serving their country through means of ________________was very effective.

a)

cooking

b)

cleaning

c)

entertainment

d)

speeches

11.

Which of these famous Tennesseans did NOT contribute to the war efforts by entertaining the troops overseas.

a)

Minnie Pearl

b)

Roy Acuff

c)

Dinah Shore

d)

Rosie the Riveter

12.

The day of the allied invasion of France by both land and sea is known as :

a)

Veteran's Day

b)

Memorial Day

c)

VE Day

d)

D-Day

13.

D-Day completely took the ____________ by surprise and became the largest invasion by sea in history.

a)

French

b)

Germans

c)

Polish

d)

Americans