WorksheetsModule 11 Lesson 2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of the War Production Board?
a)
to organize US factories to produce weapons and other equipment
b)
to organize US farms to produce food for Allied soldiers
c)
to help young men register for wartime service
d)
to help raise funds by selling war bonds
2.
How did American civilians participate in the war effort on the home front? (Select three)
a)
Rationing food, clothing, and other items
b)
Collecting scrap metal
c)
Building air raid shelters
d)
Buying war bonds
e)
Evacuating children to the countryside to avoid bombs
3.
Why did so many women work in factories during WWII?
a)
Many men left factory jobs to start farms
b)
Factories allowed for more flexible hours for working women
c)
Many men left factory jobs to fight in the war
d)
Factories paid higher wages than traditional jobs held by women
4.
How did women serve in the military during WWII? Select two correct answers.
a)
as sailors in the navy
b)
as soldiers at the front
c)
as nurses in combat areas
d)
by flying planes on bombing raids
e)
by flying planes from factories to air bases
5.
Why did the US government intern Japanese Americans living on the West Coast?
a)
Many Japanese Americans were captured as agents working for Japan
b)
The US government feared that they were loyal to Japan instead of the United States
c)
Many Japanese Americans helped take over factories on the West Coast
d)
The US government needed them to work on farms and in factories on the West Coast
6.
What term is being described: A ten-day period in which white mobs attacked predominately Mexican American teenagers
a)
internment
b)
Red Summer
c)
Zoot Suit riot
d)
Bonus Army protests
7.
What was the purpose for victory gardens?
a)
To help raise money for the War
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier
8.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
9.
Executive Order 9066 ordered the mass internment of 120,000 ___________ on the assumption of them being foreign agents or at risk of being saboteurs.
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
Mexican Americans
c)
African Americans
d)
Native Americans
e)
Irish Americans
10.
What was the result of Korematsu v. United States?
a)
Japanese internment ended
b)
Japanese internment was upheld as constitutional
c)
Japanese internees received a $20,000 stipend for their trauma
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