World War 2 Homefront Test Review

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Migrant farm workers from Mexico became an important part of the Southwest United States' agricultural system as a result of ....

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The Bracero Program

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Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of ...

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the campaign to hire women to work in factories during WW2.

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The purpose of a victory garden was to...

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encourage families to grow and eat from their own home gardens rather than buy from the store.

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The US government asked American industry to help the war effort by converting the economy to war production. The government agreed to pay for the company's raw materials used to make war products with: Executive Order 8802, the cost-plus system, The east and west coast states, Rationing

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the cost-plus system

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The Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States claimed that ...

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in times of war the U.S. could suspend citizens' rights in the name of national security

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In 1942, the U.S. government declared most of the West Coast a military zone and ordered all people of Japanese ancestry to relocate to...

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Internment camps

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Based on the excerpt, the internment of Japanese-Americans during WW2 was a result of: Along the Pacific Coast, over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these were organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken

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fears they posed a threat to national security, although no sabotage had been carried out by any Japanese-Americans

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What was a major reason for wartime rationing?
Options: restricting lower-priced food imports, ensuring that American troops had enough supplies, providing jobs for the unemployed, preventing deflation in the currency or money system

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ensuring that American troops had enough supplies

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Why were Henry Kaiser's prefabricated Liberty ships significant to the war effort?

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The ships were able to be constructed in 41 days.

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In 1988, President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act which formally apologized to those sent to internment camps and also granted them

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reparation payments of $20,000