WWII: Impact of WWII on Americans

The nickname for women who joined the workforce is (a)  

• Rosie the Riveter
• Barbara the Builder
• Finny the Fixer
• Penny the Producer

Many people from Mexico came to help American farmers through a program called the _______________.

• civil defense
• Bracero Program
• Fair Employment Practices Commission
• United Service Organizations

One way the government raised money for the war was by _______________.

• rationing goods
• creating victory gardens
• raising taxes
• collecting scrap metal

What laws did Congress pass to make it illegal for American companies to sell weapons to warring nations?

• Isolationism Acts
• Neutrality Acts
• Pendleton Acts
• Anti-Commerce Acts

America's initial reaction to the start of WWII was described as (a)   .

• Neutrality
• Involvement
• Direct-Action
• Invasion

This organization directed factories on what war supplies they should produce

• War Production Board
• Price Administration
• War Powers Board
• Works Progress Administration

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

• War Consumption Board
• War Industries Board
• Office of Price Administration
• Price Administration Board

Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Brooklyn Bombers
• Saskatchewan Sabers
• New England Patriots

This civil rights leader fought for equal pay for black factory workers during WWII through threat of a March on Washington?

• Marcus Garvey
• A Philip Randolph
• Booker T Washington
• WEB Dubois

Match the following WWII practices with their descriptions.

• Allocating funds for war efforts

• internment

• Detaining specific groups in camps

• conservation

• Issuing coupons for meat and gas

• rationing

• Reducing waste and saving resources

• government spending