WWII Homefront

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1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”

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Korematsu v. United States

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What was Fred Korematsu arrested for?

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Staying in Oakland and not reporting to the internment camps

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How did the United States treat Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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They were removed from their homes and put into internment camps.

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Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism? Options: Tuskegee Airmen, Brooklyn Bombers, Saskatchewan Sabers, New England Patriots

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Tuskegee Airmen

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During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of

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rationing

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Which groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

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Mexican-American youths

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Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...

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War Bonds

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What organization fixed prices on consumer goods and distributed ration books?

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Office of Price Administration

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The 1941 March on Washington promoted greater opportunities for African Americans in the defense industry and the desegregation of the military. Which labor and civil rights leader organized this event?

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A. Phillip Randolph

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Why did the United States use military Navajo codetalkers?

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To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.