Texas World War II

What term means "limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy, often during times of war"?
[Example:  oil was severely limited during WWII]

• rationing
• hoarding
• collective bargaining
• pantry reduction

Which of these men served as Presidents of the U.S. during World War II?

• Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman
• Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
• Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
• Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson

Which of these sets of dates matches the years of World War II?

• 1939 - 1945
• 1929 - 1939
• 1941 - 1947
• 1914-1918

How did World War II help the U.S. get out of the Great Depression?

• war = factories producing war items = more jobs for Americans
• victory in war = losing countries pay us penalty fees
• loss in war = many repairs needed = more jobs for Americans
• NONE of these answers are correct

How did U.S. participation in World War II cause an increase in the population of American cities?

• city factories were needed to build war items; those factories needed workers
• people moved to the cities for protection against enemy countries during the war
• most of the farms were destroyed by enemy bombs and missiles, so people moved to cities
• NONE of these are correct

What was oil primarily used for during World War II?

• it was used as fuel for planes, tanks, jeeps, etc.
• it was sold to friendly nations for a big profit
• it was processed into a food substitute for our soldiers
• it was synthesized into rubber and then shaped into bullets

Which of the following is most responsible for higher casualties during World War II?

• better weapons and technology = more casualties
• more soldiers = more casualties
• less food grown = more casualties
• invention of aircraft = more casualties

Which Texas industry was the most important during World War II?

• oil
• cattle
• cotton
• railroads

Oil usually lies out of sight, hundreds of thousands of feet beneath the surface of the earth, It is valuable because it is a ? 

• Powerful source of electricity that can light up a city
• Powerful source of nutrients that can supply human beings
• Powerful source of energy that can be made into products like gasoline
• Powerful source of liquid that can give power to animals

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

• Allied & Central Powers
• Allied & Axis Powers
• Central & Axis Powers
• Allied & Associated Powers