Why did FDR establish the War Production Board and the Office of War Mobilization during WW2?

To shift American industries to military output

Why were Japanese-Americans treated more harshly in the U.S. than German- or Italian-Americans?

There was more racism due to the attack on Pearl Harbor

Why did Japan attack the naval base at Pearl Harbor?

U.S. sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

The 4th and 14th Amendments were violated by the government when they established what?

Internment camps for Japanese-Americans

Why did the U.S. allow an increase in the number of workers coming from Mexico in the 1940s?

American workers were serving in the military

Why did the government institute “Meatless Days” during the 1940s?

To conserve food for troops overseas

Why did the government issue ration books during World War 2?

To fairly distribute scarce goods

Why did the government urge civilians to plant Victory Gardens during WW2?

Food was needed for soldiers overseas

What happened on December 7, 1941?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the major function of the Office of War Information?

To promote public support of the war

What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?

Put Japanese Americans in internment camps

What was the purpose of the Atlantic Charter?

To outline the Allied goals during WW2

How did the U.S. gov't increase the availability of materials and supplies for the war effort?

Imposed civilian rationing of needed products and supplies

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WW2 - Homefront

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1
Why did FDR establish the War Production Board and the Office of War Mobilization during WW2?
To slow the economy down
To boost the economy in the New Deal
To create a draft in peacetime
To shift American industries to military output
2
How did the U.S. play a role in World War II before actually joining the war?
Placed an oil embargo on France
Gave financial assistance to help Italy
The U.S. maintained a strict policy of isolationism
Provided arms to Great Britain
3
How did civilians help the U.S. government pay for WW2?
They bought war bonds
They didn't eat meat on certain days of the week
They donated money to the government
They held fundraisers
4
How did the federal government increase the money supply during World War II?
Lowered interest rates
Reduced the military
Raised income taxes
Sold land to other countries
5
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
6
Why were Japanese-Americans treated more harshly in the U.S. than German- or Italian-Americans?
Mussolini was from New York
There was less patriotism after the attack on Pearl Harbor
There was more racism due to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Most Americans secretly admired the Nazis
7
Why did Japan attack the naval base at Pearl Harbor?
U.S. sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber
The U.S. helped Russia in the 1930s
Retaliation for the U.S. dropping an atomic bomb on Japan
China asked for help against Japan
8
The 4^th and 14^th Amendments were violated by the government when they established what?
Victory Gardens
The atomic bomb for Japan
Internment camps for Japanese-Americans
The War Information Board
9
Why did the U.S. allow an increase in the number of workers coming from Mexico in the 1940s?
The U.S. recruited Mexican immigrants to fight Germany
American workers were serving in the military
American workers wanted higher wages, better pay
Mexican immigrants needed jobs
10
Why did the government institute “Meatless Days” during the 1940s?
To punish Americans for supporting Hitler
To limit how much the military would be able to eat
To provide food assistance to China
To conserve food for troops overseas
11
Why did the government issue ration books during World War 2?
To starve the American military
To help provide more food for families
To fairly distribute scarce goods
To keep food out of the hands of the Germans
12
What type of government rose around the world during the 1930s?
Democracies
Theocracies
Communists
Dictatorships
13
Why did the government urge civilians to plant Victory Gardens during WW2?
Americans could sell their food and give the money to troops
Food was not valuable enough
Food was needed for soldiers overseas
They used food waste to make uniforms
14
What happened on December 7, 1941?
USA drops A-Bomb on Japan
German attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Election of Adolf Hitler to Chancellor
15
What was the major function of the Office of War Information?
To coordinate attacks with England
To promote public support of the war
To end the war
To kill Adolf Hitler
16
Which group of people saw the biggest change in their status on the homefront during WW2?
White males
Women
Mexican-Americans
African-Americans
17
What single event brought the United States into World War 2?
The stock market crash
Germany's invasion of Poland
Japan's invasion of China
Attack on Pearl Harbor
18
What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?
Put Japanese Americans in internment camps
Ended the Great Depression
Congress gave their approval for war
Authorized research into an atomic bomb
19
What was the purpose of the Atlantic Charter?
To try to convince Hitler to surrender
To set the price of goods between Great Britain and the USA
To outline the Allied goals during WW2
To establish trade relations with Atlantic countries
20
How did the U.S. gov't increase the availability of materials and supplies for the war effort?
They reused weapons and ammunition
They stole supplies from the German army
They did not engage in trade with England or France
Imposed civilian rationing of needed products and supplies
21
What national crisis did the attack on Pearl Harbor end?
Prohibition
World War I
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
22
How did the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 get the US ready to join WW2?
Mobilized quickly for war
Rationed food supplies for the military
Pushed Japan to attack Pearl Harbor
It lowered the federal budget deficit

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