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Chapter 26 - Section 3, On the Home Front

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gathering resources and preparing for war

a)

appeasement

b)

disarmament

c)

mobilization

d)

genocide

2.

During World War 2, items like gasoline, sugar, and meat were _________ because they were in short supply.

a)

rationed

b)

mobilized

c)

revenued

d)

ratified

3.

What group of American citizens were sent to internment camps during World War 2?

a)

German Americans

b)

Jewish Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

4.

The 332nd Fighter group, a group of African American pilots trained for combat, is better known as the __________ Airmen.

a)

Bracero

b)

Tuskegee

c)

Riveter

d)

Tallahassee

5.

A special group of __________ formed the "code talkers." They used a special code based on their language that the Japanese could not break.

a)

Navajo

b)

Nez Perce

c)

Hispanic

d)

Ojibwe

6.

An advertising campaign featuring ______ encouraged women to take factory jobs.

a)

Bugs Bunny

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Franny the Fastener

d)

Linda the Latcher

7.

Prompted by the wartime need for labor, the United States recruited workers from Mexico in a program called the _________ program.

a)

contraband

b)

WPA

c)

tuskegee

d)

bracero

8.

Many people planted "________ gardens" to grow vegetables which were in short supply.

a)

redemption

b)

victory

c)

ration

d)

triumph

9.

The Revenue Act of 1942 required nearly all Americans to ______.

a)

buy war bonds

b)

pay income taxes

c)

provide shelter for soldiers

d)

switch to wartime production

10.

________ played an important part in the war effort by serving in the WACS and the WAVES.

a)

African Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Women

d)

Immigrants