How did the economy change after the start of WWII?

It grew as factories began producing war supplies

How did the U.S. joining the war and sending soldiers overseas affect the workforce at home?

Women and African Americans worked in factories

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

African American fighter pilots

Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?

The US was afraid there were spies helping Japan

What is worldwide economic interdependence?

countries depending on each other for trading

What was the role of the United States after WWII?

We were a superpower that helped other nations recover

How did the role of Women change during WWII?

New job opportunities building war materials

Which of the following is NOT a new technology from WWII?

cell phones to send secret codes

Why didn't all of Germany unite as a democracy?

Soviet Union wanted their part of Germany to be communist

What is a victory garden?

A vegetable garden that helps with food shortages in WWII

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1
How did the economy change after the start of WWII?
It weakened because the war put the U.S. under more stress
It weakened because too many new technologies were created.
It grew as factories began producing war supplies
It grew when soldiers were sent to fight the Japanese
2
What is the system where Americans had stamps for food items to save enough for soldiers?
rationing
war effort
scrap drives
victory garden
3
How did the U.S. joining the war and sending soldiers overseas affect the workforce at home?
Factory production was moved to China
There was no one left to work in factories
Chinese immigrants were hired in factories
Women and African Americans worked in factories
4
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Native American code talkers
African American fighter pilots
Japanese American Navy officers
African American Army unit
5
Which form of government was West Germany?
communist
democratic
6
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
The US was afraid there were spies helping Japan
The US wanted to protect them from Japan
The US needed them to build war supplies
7
What is worldwide economic interdependence?
countries depending on each other for trading
Countries buying and selling goods within their own nations
Countries helping each other out during war
8
What was the role of the United States after WWII?
We stuck to isolationism and didn't help anyone else
We were a superpower that helped other nations recover
We took over other countries to gain more power.
We were weakened by the war.
9
The war in Europe ended with Hitler's death and the German army surrendering.
false
True
10
What is it called when children went around gathering old pots, toys and other items?
victory gardens
rationing
technology
scrap drives
11
How did the role of Women change during WWII?
They went into war and fought along side men
New job opportunities building war materials
They had more time to stay at home and raise the children
12
Which of the following is NOT a new technology from WWII?
computers to break secret codes
cell phones to send secret codes
atomic bombs
Jet airplanes with radar
13
Why didn't all of Germany unite as a democracy?
They didn't want to be democratic
Great Britain wanted Germany to be communist
Soviet Union wanted their part of Germany to be communist
14
What is a victory garden?
A park where Americans could go to relax and forget the war
A vegetable garden that helps with food shortages in WWII
A flower garden used as a memorial for fallen soldiers
15
Which group of Americans was sent to internment camps and not allowed to leave during WWII?
Chinese Americans
African Americans
Japanese Americans
Native Americans
16
Which form of government was East Germany?
communist
democratic

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