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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy were a lot of Japanese people evacuated out of California in 1942?Government officials feared Japanese attacks would continue on their homes, businesses, and cities.Government officials feared for the safety of Japanese Americans living in major western cities.Japanese Americans were plotting terrorist attacks on businesses throughout the state.Japanese Americans were planning an attack on government buildings within the state.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat non-combative role was typical for African Americans to serve during World War II?Tank operatorsInfantry soldiersFactory workersArtillery specialists
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The government's goal in this campaign advertisement was to —get Americans to focus on something besides the wateach Americans how to be farmerskeep Americans focused on the war effortforce companies to lower prices on canned goods - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of this propaganda poster used during World War II?To promote the rationing of resources for the war effortTo encourage businesses to switch to wartime productionTo promote the need for citizens to purchase war bondsTo encourage citizens to enlist in the Army
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow did the media and entertainment industries help the war effort during WWII?By paying a higher percentage of taxes to give the government more money for the troopsBy making record levels of profit during the warBy encouraging sympathy for the enemy so Americans would not be full of hatredBy promoting nationalism and encouraging all Americans toward victory
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the American government respond to Japanese Americans after the forced internment ended?Increased taxes to pay for internmentIssued a public apology for internmentEnforced segregated neighborhoodsClosed Japanese American businesses
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe goal of this government-sponsored advertisement in the United States was to encourage —American soldiers to give Allies additional suppliesAmericans to reduce their use of consumer goodsAmericans to give their weapons to soldiersAmericans to support foreign troops
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn 1988, why did Congress vote to pay thousands of dollars to surviving Japanese Americans who were placed in relocation camps during World War II?The United Nations demanded the United States to pay reparationsMany citizens believed the internment of Japanese Americans was unjust.The American government feared retribution from the Japanese government.Many Japanese Americans were leaving the United States.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of government ordered rationing during World War II?To increase foreign tradeTo limit the growth of industryTo conserve raw materials for the war effortTo encourage women to enter the workforce
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe American government used this form of propaganda during World War II in order to —allow Americans to consume resources needed by soldiersencourage American citizens to conserve resourcesuse resources being sent home by the soldiersencourage Americans to enlist to fight in the war
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis World War II propaganda poster was probably used by the American government to encourage what for the war effort?The manufacturing of materials needed for the war effortRationingEnlisting in the militaryCensoring information
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement was most likely made by a woman involved in World War II?"General Eisenhower made the decision to allow us to fight in the Battle of the Bulge""I was part of the regiment that cleaned out a Nazi machine-gun nest in Germany""I worked in a factory making bombs and aircraft parts""I was trained to be a fighter pilot in Tuskegee, Alabama"
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich strategy was NOT used by the American government during World War II to ensure the supply of essential products for the war was adequate?Government control of industrial productionWomen entering the workforce in jobs typically held by menA volunteer only military forceRationing of certain goods
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis poster was used during World War II by the American government to —get women ready to serve as soldiers in the war effortencourage women to take jobs in defense factoriesencourage women to ration goods at homeshow women how to develop muscles for fighting
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat role did these movies serve during World War II?Boosted morale and patriotismProvided news from the war frontPromoted government censorshipEncouraged anti-war protests
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Japanese-Americans living on the west coast sent to internment camps during World War II?There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.British Intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanese descent and the nation of Japan
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Rosie the Riveter symbolize?Women working in peace gardensWomen raising children at homeWomen replacing men in the workforceWomen serving in combat jobs in the war
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat did businesses do during World War II to contribute to the war effort?Converted from peacetime production to wartime productionIncreased production of consumer goodsDecreased wartime production to take care of citizens on the homefrontIncreased tariffs on imported goods
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBoth the entertainment industry and the media did what at home during WW2?Helped Americans focus on issues other than the warStaged anti-war protests against the governmentPrevented the publication of stories about the warBoosted patriotic support for the war effort
- 21. Multiple Choice"...it is known that there are Japanese residents of California who have sought to aid the Japanese enemy by way of communicating information..."
The statement above influenced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to —ask Congress for a declaration of war on Japanrestrict the civil liberties of Japanese Americanssend federal troops to guard Sacramento, Californiaforce American citizens of Japanese descent to go to Japan - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of American citizens were placed in internment camps during World War II?GermanItalianFrenchJapanese
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho served as a symbol for women in the workplace during World War II?Rosie the RiveterEleanor RooseveltFlorence NightingaleWanda the Welder
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did the United States government raise funds to support the war effort during World War II?Issued war bondsFrozen wagesRemoved money from the Federal ReserveDecreased taxes
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow was Korematsu v. United States similar to Plessy v. FergusonBoth failed to protect the rights of minoritiesBoth extended voting rights to minoritiesBoth granted citizenship to minoritiesBoth denied freedom of worship to minorities
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich statements reflect ways the government, media, and entertainment industries aided the World War II war effort?
1 - Hollywood produced propaganda films to boost morale and support
2 - Movie starts appeared at war bond rallies
3 - Radio was not allowed to be heard by the troops to keep them focused on the war.
4 - The government did not censor any reporting of the war1, 21, 42, 33, 4 - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy did women and minorities make economic gains during World War II?Colleges and technical schools were giving more degrees to these groups.Labor unions fought for equal opportunities for these groups.New legislation required businesses to hire more workers.The shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the primary cause of the African-American migration to cities in the early 1940s?Passage of the Civil Rights ActDesegregation of the SouthJob opportunities in war plantsCrop failures from drought
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe United States government dealt with the press during World War II by —encouraging journalists to spy on civilians during the warbanning the use of film coverage about the warlimiting the ability of the media to report about the warrequiring basic training for correspondents during the war
- 30. Multiple ChoiceDuring World War II, the purpose of posters such as this was to —motivate American women to enter the work force in defense factoriesshow how Americans on the home front could contribute to the war effortencourage civilians to become members of the armed forcespressure industries to dedicate their resources to war manufacturing
- 31. Multiple ChoiceDuring World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United States was to —draft military personnelration manufactured goodsincrease industrial productivityreplace factory workers
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich effect did United States participation in World War II have on the home front?An increase in volunteers for the war effortThe end of racial segregation in the SouthA decline in farm income due to war rationingThe growth of isolationism in the Midwest
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe United States interned many Japanese Americans during World War II because of —their refusal to be deporteda fear they would aid the enemya concern over violent protest from themtheir refusal to be drafted into the military
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened after the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War 2 that led to changing roles for many women in America?Mass migrationLabor shortagesResource rationingHigh birthrates
- 35. Multiple ChoiceDuring World War 2, war bonds, rationing, as well as rage and price controls all served to -maintain supplies for the war effortrebuild a war-damaged economyestablish international relief fundsprotect personal savings
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