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Mastering Ch. 23 (Part 1) Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government agency that worked closely with the media to encourage support of the war effort

a)

Office of War Information (OWI)

b)

Bureau of War Propaganda (1944)

c)

Federal communications commission (fcc)

d)

Department of defense (1947)

2.

United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II.

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Mobilization

3.

Certificates sold by the United States government to pay for the war.

a)

Victory Tax of 1942

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

War Bonds

d)

Mobilization

4.

Sharply raised income tax rates and allowed taxes to be withheld directly from paychecks

a)

Victory Tax of 1942

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

War Bonds

d)

Mobilization

5.

Gardens that citizens planted to raise their own vegetables, so that food could be sent to the troops.

a)

Victory Tax of 1942

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

War Bonds

d)

Mobilization

6.

Organization oversaw the production of planes, tanks, artillery pieces, and munitions needed for entering WWII

a)

War Production Board (1942)

b)

Rationing

c)

Office of War Information (OWI)

d)

Propaganda

7.

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military

a)

War Production Board (1942)

b)

Rationing

c)

Office of War Information (OWI)

d)

Propaganda

8.

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

a)

War Production Board (1942)

b)

Rationing

c)

Office of War Information (OWI)

d)

Propaganda

9.

Discuss the role of women on the home front during World War II and how it changed their societal status post-war.

a)

Women's roles remained unchanged

b)

Women were discouraged from working

c)

Women took on roles traditionally held by men, leading to increased rights after the war

d)

Women's participation led to immediate political rights during the war

10.

Match the following

a)

blitzkreig

1.

lightening war by Germans

b)

kamikaze

2.

suicide pilots of Japan

c)

fuhrer

3.

leader

d)

holocaust

4.

Jewish genocide

e)

appeasement

5.

give in to demands