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 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

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

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

To conserve food for troops overseas

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

Food was needed for soldiers overseas

Why did Japan attack the naval base at Pearl Harbor?

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

What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?

Put Japanese Americans in internment camps

What happened on December 7, 1941?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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

To fairly distribute scarce goods

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

To shift American industries to military output

How did the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 get the US ready to join WW2?

US made ships, etc without declaring war

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WW2 - Homefront

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Quiz to go along with the Homefront unit of WW2 at Waco High School

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How did civilians help the U.S. government pay for WW2?
They held fundraisers
They donated money to the government
They bought war bonds
They didn't eat meat on certain days of the week
2
How did the federal government increase the money supply during World War II?
Raised income taxes
Lowered interest rates
Sold land to other countries
Reduced the military
3
How did the U.S. play a role in World War II before actually joining the war?
Gave financial assistance to help Italy
The U.S. maintained a strict policy of isolationism
Placed an oil embargo on France
Provided arms to Great Britain
4
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 wanted higher wages, better pay
Mexican immigrants needed jobs
American workers were serving in the military
5
Why were Japanese-Americans treated more harshly in the U.S. than German- or Italian-Americans?
Most Americans secretly admired the Nazis
Mussolini was from New York
There was more racism due to the attack on Pearl Harbor
There was less patriotism after the attack on Pearl Harbor
6
How did the U.S. gov't increase the availability of materials and supplies for the war effort?
They stole supplies from the German army
They did not engage in trade with England or France
They reused weapons and ammunition
Imposed civilian rationing of needed products and supplies
7
Why did the government institute “Meatless Days” during the 1940s?
To punish Americans for supporting Hitler
To conserve food for troops overseas
To limit how much the military would be able to eat
To provide food assistance to China
8
Why did the government urge civilians to plant Victory Gardens during WW2?
They used food waste to make uniforms
Food was needed for soldiers overseas
Food was not valuable enough
Americans could sell their food and give the money to troops
9
Why did Japan attack the naval base at Pearl Harbor?
China asked for help against Japan
Retaliation for the U.S. dropping an atomic bomb on Japan
The U.S. helped Russia in the 1930s
U.S. sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber
10
What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?
Authorized research into an atomic bomb
Ended the Great Depression
Congress gave their approval for war
Put Japanese Americans in internment camps
11
What national crisis did the attack on Pearl Harbor end?
The Great Depression
Prohibition
The Jazz Age
World War I
12
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The Draft
Rationing
Fighting the Japanese
Internment
13
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Election of Adolf Hitler to Chancellor
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
USA drops A-Bomb on Japan
German attack on Pearl Harbor
14
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
Victory Gardens
barn
Schrute Beets
Farm
15
Why did the government issue ration books during World War 2?
To keep food out of the hands of the Germans
To fairly distribute scarce goods
To starve the American military
To help provide more food for families
16
Which group of people saw the biggest change in their status on the homefront during WW2?
Mexican-Americans
African-Americans
Women
White males
17
What single event brought the United States into World War 2?
Germany's invasion of Poland
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan's invasion of China
The stock market crash
18
Why did FDR establish the War Production Board and the Office of War Mobilization during WW2?
To boost the economy in the New Deal
To shift American industries to military output
To slow the economy down
To create a draft in peacetime
19
Many Japanese Americans were forced to move from WA, OR, CA, and AZ to prison camps. What was this called?
Necessary
Internment Camps
Forced migration
Rationing
20
How did the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 get the US ready to join WW2?
Pushed Japan to attack Pearl Harbor
US made ships, etc without declaring war
It lowered the federal budget deficit
Rationed food supplies for the military

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