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U7 Homefront

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

a)

Phoenix, AZ

b)

Oakland, CA

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

Las Vegas, NV

2.

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?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

A. Phillip Randolph

c)

James Meredith

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

3.

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

a)

served in military combat positions

b)

worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

controlled most corporations

d)

chaired several congressional committees

4.
The Pittsburgh Courier argued that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve a double victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home in a campaign called  
a)
“Double V.”
b)
“Tuskegee Airmen.”
c)
“Fight for Right.”
d)
“Two V.”
5.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
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.

What program brought in about 4 million Mexican citizens to labor on farms during WW2?

a)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

b)

Bronco Program

c)

Victory Garden Act

d)

Bracero Program

7.

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

a)

women

b)

Mexican-American youths

c)

African-American youths

d)

Japanese-American youths

8.

To confine someone as a prisoner, especially for military or political purposes, is called what?

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

9.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Hawaiian ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of French ancestry

10.

The poster demonstrates the need for what two groups to work together during WWII?

a)

Socialists and Capitalists

b)

Women and Men

c)

Labor Unions and Businesses

d)

Factories and the Government