WWII US Home Front

USHC 7.2 WWII HOMEFRONT

Multiple Choice

During the 1930s, how did the United States respond to the increasing tensions in Europe?

• The United States formed an alliance with France and Britain to oppose Germany.

• The United States passed Neutrality Acts to avoid involvement.

• The United States sent economic aid to Germany to help with its financial situation.

• The United States denounced the Soviet Union to stop the spread of communism.

Multiple Choice

How did the Cash and Carry policy work?

• The United States traded war materials in exchange for land to build military bases.

• The United States refused to sell anything to the Axis Powers.

• Nations bought war materials from the United States for cash and then transported it themselves.

• Only large war machines, like tanks and planes, were sold to the Allies.

Multiple Choice

The enactment of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 showed that what idea about United States involvement in

World War II was true?

• The United States became more isolationist in an attempt to avoid participation in the war.

• The United States shifted from a policy of neutrality to support for the Allies.

• The United States shifted its support from the Allied Powers to the Axis Powers.

• The United States was willing to send soldiers to Europe to support the war effort.

Multiple Choice

Why were consumer goods rationed during World War II in the United States?

• to guarantee military troops had needed supplies

• to cause a shortage of crops as a way to raise prices

• to limit goods sent to Germany

• to increase reserves of natural resources

Multiple Choice

What did the U.S. government rely on to finance military involvement in World War II?

• financial assistance from the Soviet Union

• increases in sales tax

• sale of war bonds

• increase in the amount of currency printed

Multiple Choice

How did A. Philip Randolph contribute to civil rights in the United States during World War II?

• He spoke out against the draft.

• He promoted equal wages for women.

• He spoke out against racial discrimination in the war industries.

• He spoke out against the internment of Japanese Americans.

Multiple Choice

What was the predominant way the majority of women in America showed their support for the war effort

during the 1940s?

• They joined the military and served overseas as medical personnel.

• They made personal sacrifices to conserve resources for the soldiers.

• They took jobs in the defense industry that were traditionally done by men.

• They served as translators and secretaries to military officers.

Multiple Choice

What justification was used to uphold the constitutionality of the internment of people of Japanese descent during World War II?

• They were needed as code breakers and translators.

• They were convicted of spying for Japan.

• They were a threat to national security.

• They refused to support the war.