What did Executive Order 8802 do?

It banned discrimination in defense industries.

What was one effect of WWII on urbanization in the U.S.?

Cities grew as people moved for jobs.

How did WWII influence the news media?

The news became highly censored.

What was a major effect of WWII on the public school system?

Schools focused on war-related education.

What roles did the women who worked for WAVES fill during WWII?

They served in administrative and support roles.

What was the goal of the Double V Campaign?

To fight for victory abroad and at home over racism.

What does "Personal Justice Denied" refer to?

A Japanese American civil rights case.

What were the WASPs' contributions during WWII?

They flew planes for military transport.

How did WWII impact the entertainment industry?

The industry focused on war propaganda.

What was the role of Code Talkers during WWII?

They provided coded messages to confuse enemies.

What was the significance of Executive Order 9066?

It gave the government power to intern Japanese Americans.

How did WWII impact women in the workforce?

Women gained new job opportunities.

What was the outcome of Korematsu vs. U.S.?

The court ruled for the internment of Japanese Americans.

What was the Bracero Program?

A labor program bringing Mexican workers to the U.S.

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What is the term for Japanese Americans born in the U.S.?
Issei
Nisei
Sansei
Zoot Suiters
2
What did Executive Order 8802 do?
It authorized the creation of war propaganda.
It set curfews for Japanese Americans.
It ordered the internment of Japanese Americans.
It banned discrimination in defense industries.
3
What was one effect of WWII on urbanization in the U.S.?
People moved to rural areas.
Urbanization decreased significantly.
Cities grew as people moved for jobs.
Cities became less crowded.
4
How did WWII influence the news media?
War news was ignored in favor of entertainment.
News coverage was focused only on the frontlines.
The media ignored the war.
The news became highly censored.
5
What does CORE stand for?
Civil Organizers for Racial Equality.
Community Organization for Rights and Equality.
Congress of Racial Equality.
Citizens of Racial Equality.
6
What was a major effect of WWII on the public school system?
Schools were shut down for the duration.
School curriculums remained unchanged.
Schools focused on war-related education.
Schools reduced class sizes.
7
What roles did the women who worked for WAVES fill during WWII?
They served in administrative and support roles.
They built military equipment.
They worked as pilots.
They fought in combat roles.
8
What was the goal of the Double V Campaign?
To promote economic recovery.
To fight for victory abroad and at home over racism.
To create equality for all races.
To stop the spread of communism.
9
What does "Personal Justice Denied" refer to?
A novel about WWII espionage.
The banning of women from factories.
A documentary about African American soldiers.
A Japanese American civil rights case.
10
What were the WASPs' contributions during WWII?
They worked as military nurses.
They flew planes for military transport.
They developed military strategy.
They fought in combat.
11
How did WWII impact the entertainment industry?
Actors left for military service.
Movies were banned during the war.
The industry focused on war propaganda.
Entertainment became less important.
12
What was the role of Code Talkers during WWII?
They designed military weaponry.
They directed air raids.
They provided coded messages to confuse enemies.
They worked as spies behind enemy lines.
13
What was the significance of Executive Order 9066?
It ordered the desegregation of the armed forces.
It established war-time rationing.
It banned racial discrimination in the workplace.
It gave the government power to intern Japanese Americans.
14
How did WWII impact women in the workforce?
Women gained new job opportunities.
Women worked less during WWII.
Women were only hired in administrative roles.
Women were excluded from factory jobs.
15
What was the outcome of Korematsu vs. U.S.?
The court ruled in favor of Korematsu.
The court ruled for the internment of Japanese Americans.
The court ruled the internment camps unconstitutional.
The case was dismissed.
16
What was the Bracero Program?
A program for drafting soldiers.
A government program for African American workers.
A labor program bringing Mexican workers to the U.S.
A program to train soldiers for the war.

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