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WorksheetsUS Mobilizes for WWII
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was The West (Britain, USA, Netherlands) NOT doing with Japan?
Deciding who controlled certain territory
Selling them oil and metals
Making an alliance
Engaging in peace talks
What did The West (USA, Britain, Netherlands) want Japan to do?
Join the Axis Powers
Become democratic
Trade metals and oil
Stop occupying China
What event "woke the sleeping giant" and brought the USA into WWII?
Germany's invasion of Poland
The policy of appeasement
Germany's invasion of France
Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Who is this person in the poster?
Wendy, the symbol of women who joined the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.
Henrietta, the typical wife of a G.I.
Rosie, the iconic image of women who contributed to the war effort by working in the factories.
Dolly, the Doughnut Girl of WWII.
During WWII, Navajo soldiers were famously assigned to jobs as ______________.
trackers
pilots
engineers
code talkers
During WWII, all armed forces were _____________.
integrated by law
segregated
open to women
The cost-plus system sped up war production by
imposing penalties on companies that did not meet their production quotas
providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot
allowing previously competing companies to work together
providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production
How were women impacted by the U.S. involvement in WWII?
Women were drafted for combat for the first time earning total equality
Women worked in war industries and served in the military gaining more independence
Women were required to volunteer in organizations such as the Red Cross
Women were finally given the right to vote due to their contributions to the war effort
How was the American home front in the second World War is best described?
politically divided over the American war effort
rededicated to the efforts of the New Deal
demoralized by food shortages and deaths
influenced by propaganda to dedicate more items to the war effort
Many consumer industries were converted for war productions during WWII. The agency responsible for overseeing this was the
WPB (The war production board)
WTC (World Trade Commission)
WWFC (World War Factory Commission)
WWF (World Wrestling Federation)
Women and Minorities made economic gains during WWII mainly because
more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups
labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these gropus
new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices
a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
What were cost-plus contracts?
discounted rates that businesses gave the government in exchange for war production contracts
guaranteed profits for businesses on the quick production of war materials
contracts for war production on which companies placed competing bids
money given to companies to quickly hire the people necessary to produce war materials
The WACS, Tuskegee Airmen, code talkers, and members of the 442nd were all examples of what?
contributions made by women and minorities to the US military
units caught by surprise at Pearl Harbor
Mexican American soldiers awarded the medal of honor in WWII
Soldiers involved in combat in the Pacific
Which best describes "Double V?"
simultaneous defeat of both Nazi Germany and Imperialist Japan
simultaneous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima to secure Japanese surrender
victory for women gaining suffrage and equal working rights
victory for African Americans on the war front and in civil rights
First regular army corps for women
Women's Fighting Corps
Women’s Army Corps
GIs
Women's National Army Corps
What is propaganda?
A form of communication used to educate and inform people's opinions, beliefs, or actions.
A form of communication used to entertain and amuse people's opinions, beliefs, or actions.
A form of communication used to manipulate or influence people's opinions, beliefs, or actions.
A form of communication used to persuade and convince people's opinions, beliefs, or actions.
Which roles did women have in the armed forces? (select all that apply)
None, they weren't allowed to join.
Nurses
Clerks
Pilots
True or False: The U.S. became the largest war production force, supplying both American and Allied troops.
True
False
Which of the following materials was NOT considered critical to essential industries?
Oil
Rubber
Steel
Glass
True or False: Despite discrimination, Latino soldiers served in all major battles and played a key role in the war effort
True
False
