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World War II's effects on women's rights

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Women commonly did jobs as clerks, factory workers, and other things before World War II

a)

true 

b)

false

2.

What were the WASPs?

a)

Women's Alternate Spice Providers

b)

Wild Animal Saviors Perogitive

c)

Women's Airforce Service Pilots

d)

Women's Air Service Place

3.

Which of these is NOT a way women served in World War II

a)

Working on the homefront

b)

Serving in uniform

c)

Fighting on the front lines

d)

Nursing the soldiers

4.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

a)

An advertisement for bandanas

b)

A woman who encouraged other women to join the workforce

c)

An overly confident woman

d)

An influetial part of World War II who persuaded men to join the war effort.

5.

Did the government encourage women to join the workforce?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe so

6.

When the soldiers came home from World War II, women...

a)

Kept their new jobs

b)

Got equal pay

c)

Earned more money than men

d)

none of the above

7.

Which of these is NOT a branch of the female army?

a)

WASPs

b)

SPARs

c)

Army Nurse Corps

d)

WAAKs

8.

How many American women served in uniform?

a)

Four quadrillion

b)

12

c)

around 350,000

d)

nearly 6,000

9.

Trade unions were hesitant about letting women in because...

a)

They thought women were bad at their jobs

b)

They were concerned about the impact on men's jobs

c)

They enjoyed being mean to women

d)

They didn't have enough money to pay the women

10.

How many nurses were decorated for bravery under fire?

a)

exactly 4

b)

almost 500

c)

over 1,600

d)

Nearly 748

11.

General Eisenhower said he felt he could not have won the war without the aid of women in uniform.

a)

true

b)

fale

12.

Hitler thought it was a good idea to put women to work

a)

true

b)

false