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WWII - Americans

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII? (Text 300)

a)

women

b)

Navajo

c)

African Americans

2.

What did A. Philip Randolph do?(Text 284)

a)

served as a spy and stole German battle plans

b)

spoke out against racial discrimination in the war industries

c)

increased reserves of natural resources

d)

Served as a WWII fighter pilot

3.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
4.

What role did women take during WWII?(Text 285)

a)

house wives that took care of the house and children

b)

drove tanks and fought in the war

c)

created black out curtains for everyone

d)

filled many traditionally male jobs

5.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?(Text 285)

a)

The first woman to work in a factory during WWII

b)

a representation of American women that went to work during WWII

c)

A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements

d)

A famous pilot

6.

Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the USA during WWII who were sent to camps called "War Relocation Centers" in remote portions of the nation's interior. What does this describe?(Text 286)

a)

Cornelia Fort

b)

Japanese Internment

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Axis Powers

7.

Who is this an image of and what did she symbolize?(Text 285)

a)

June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

b)

Susan the solider symbol of women working on airplanes

c)

Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war.

8.

How was the American government able to increase the numbers of Mexican laborers to help American farmers?(Text 284)

a)

civil defense

b)

Bracero Program

c)

Fair Employment Practices Commission

d)

United Service Organizations

9.
Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Brooklyn Bombers
c)
Saskatchewan Sabers
d)
New England Patriots
10.

This civil rights leader fought for equal pay for black factory workers during WWII through threat of a March on Washington? (Text 284)

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

A Philip Randolph

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

WEB Dubois

11.

During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. What was this an example of? (Text 284)

a)

rationing

b)

conservation

c)

government spending

d)

internment

12.

What did Executive Order #9066 do?(Text 286)

a)

Sent Japanese Americans to prison.

b)

Sent Japanese-Americans to internment camps.

c)

Sent German-Americans to relocation camps.

d)

Sent German-Americans to prison.

13.

Conflicts in L.A. between white sailors and mostly Mexican youth. (Text 284-285)

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie Riveter

c)

Watts Riots

d)

Zoot Suit Riots

14.

What did the Supreme Court case Korematsu v United States rule?(Text 286)

a)

Japan was responsible for the attack at Pearl Harbor

b)

The CIA could tap into phone conversations

c)

The government did not have a right to move Japanese-Americans to internment camps

d)

The president could suspend civilian rights in times of peril

15.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat” (Text 286)

a)

Korematsu v. United States

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

16.

What was Fred Korematsu arrested for? (Text 286)

a)

Staying in Oakland and not reporting to the internment camps

b)

Aiding the Japanese

c)

Giving intelligence to US enemy's

d)

Not giving his money and property to the US Government

17.

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place? (Text 284)

a)

Phoenix, AZ

b)

Oakland, CA

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

Las Vegas, NV

18.

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest? (Text 284 - 285)

a)

women

b)

Mexican-American youths

c)

African-American youths

d)

Japanese-American youths

19.

Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding. (Text 284)

a)

Rationing Coupons

b)

International Donations

c)

Government Savings

d)

War Bonds

20.

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? (Text 284)

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

A. Phillip Randolph

c)

James Meredith

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

21.

Why did the United States military use codes? (Text 300 or google classroom post 5/7)

a)

To help put the airplanes in order.

b)

To help forecast the weather.

c)

To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.

d)

To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.

22.

Why didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers? (Text 300 or google classroom post 5/7)

a)

They all died in the war.

b)

The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.

c)

The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.

d)

No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.

23.

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide farm labor. (text 284)

a)

Native Americans

b)

Mexicans/ Hispanics

c)

African Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

24.

How did the role of many women change during WWII? (text 285)

a)

served in military combat positions

b)

worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

controlled most corporations

d)

chaired several congressional committees

25.

Why couldn’t African American soldiers serve with white soldiers in the military?(text 285)

a)

They weren't good enough.

b)

They did serve with white soldiers.

c)

Segregation didn't allow it.

d)

African American soldiers didn't want to.

26.

What did President Truman do after the war that helped African Americans take a step toward equality? (Text 285 in the Connect: Citizenship and History section)

a)

He quit being president.

b)

He desegregated the military.

c)

He died.

d)

He created a new holiday.

27.

Doris Miller, an African American soldier won which military honor while defending his ship? (google classroom post 4/29)

a)

World War II Victory Medal

b)

American Campaign Medal

c)

Purple Heart

d)

Navy Cross

28.

How did the zoot suit riots develop? (284-285)

a)

A riot that resulted from a rivalry between flashy dressed Mexican-Americans and sailors on leave who felt offended by their outfits.

b)

A riot between Mexican-American workers and their bosses for more pay

c)

A riot in which many American soldiers banded together with Mexican-Americans to fight African American migrants in the defense industries.

d)

A riot that resulted from military men who were against having women in the military.

29.

Who were the Code Talkers of WWII? (Text 300)

a)

Native Americans who fought in the European Theater against the Germans, stopping Hitler's advance

b)

Asian American's who helped break the Japanese secret codes on battle of the Philippines.

c)

Navajo Native Americans military members who used their native language as code and it was never broken by the Japanese

d)

Captured German sailors who betrayed their governments and created their own code to defeat the Germans in the Battle of Bulge.

30.

Who did the media make it seem like had helped with the Pearl Harbor attack? (Text 281, 286)

a)

German Americans

b)

Italian Americans

c)

Asian Americans

d)

Mexican Americans

31.

According to FDR's executive order 9066, what would happen to Japanese Americans if they did not report to the railway stations? (Text 286-287)

a)

They would be allowed back into society

b)

They would be arrested and charged

c)

They would be sent to a harsher camp

d)

They would be separated from families

32.

How did some Japanese Americans prove their allegiance to America (Text 286-287)

a)

Helped gather more Japanese Americans into the camps

b)

Worked on making better camp conditions for everyone

c)

volunteered to join the military and fight for the United States

33.

What did Executive Order 8802 do? (Text 284)

a)

It banned discrimination in defense plants.

b)

It allowed the Secretary of War to move people to internment camps.

c)

It allowed the FBI to arrest men wearing Zoot Suits.

d)

It allowed women to serve in combat during WWII.

34.

How did African-Americans still facing racism try to prove themselves to be worthy of respect and equality? (Text 285)

a)

working in factories

b)

joining the military

c)

helping with Victory gardens

d)

selling war bonds

35.

Which group got an apology and $20,000 in reparations from the US government for their unfair treatment during WWII in 1988?

a)

African Americans in the defense industries

b)

Japanese Americans who suffered in the internment camps

c)

Mexican Americans who were injured in the zoot suit riots

d)

Women who were dismissed from their wartime industry jobs and told to go back home.