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WorksheetsWWII - Homefront and Demographic Groups
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 38mins
The 1941 March on Washington promoted greater
opportunities for African Americans in the defense industry and the desegregation of the military. Which labor and civil
rights leader organized this event?
Thurgood Marshall
A. Phillip Randolph
James Meredith
Martin Luther King Jr.
This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories
Native Americans
Latinos
African Americans
Japanese Americans
During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they
served in military combat positions
worked in jobs formerly held by men
controlled most corporations
chaired several congressional committees
African-Americans still facing racism wanted to prove themselves by...
working in factories
joining the military
helping with Victory gardens
selling war bonds
During WWII the military was strictly...
segregated
whites only
women only
open to all
Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?
Phoenix, AZ
Oakland, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?
women
Mexican-American youths
African-American youths
Japanese-American youths
Which of these in NOT true about women in WWII?
it was first time women ever worked outside the home
Women started working in heavy industry for the first time
Women were able to join the military
Many married women began working outside the home
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about African Americans in WWII?
they fought in segregated units
they were more likely to be assigned to non-combat roles
they were never allowed to have combat roles
the war provided some new opportunities
Which group is associated with the Double V campaign?
Black Americans
Japanese Americans
women
German Americans
Besides taxes how did the government fund the war effort?
rationing
the Office of Price Administration
propaganda
war bonds
What did the Office of War Information do?
regulated prices for essential goods
worked with the media to encourage public support of the war?
assisted journalists with writing accurate stories about battles
helped afford to buy war bonds
