Rosie the Riveter reader #358 Carole Marsh

Why did women go to work during WWII? Choose 2

• Factories needed extra workers to build war products.

• They were tired of being at home.

• The government would put them in jail if they stayed at home.

• They had to take over the jobs service men had.

Rosie the Riveter is a fictional character.

• True

• False

Who created the poster of Rosie the Riveter?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Rosie Smith

• J. Howard Miller

What did Rosie the Riveter wear on her head?

• beret

• bandana

• baseball cap

• cowboy hat

What item was created about Rosie the Riveter?

• song

• speech

• television program

• school

Where did "Rosies" typically work?

• schools

• factories

• homes

• restaurants

Rosie the Riveter was created during which war?

• World War I

• World War II

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

Norman Rockwell created a famous ______ of a female factory worker named Rosie.

• movie

• lunchbox

• magazine

• painting

How many women worked outside the home in 1944?

• 20 million

• 14 million

• 200,000

• 350,000

About how many women joined the U.S. armed forces during WWII?

• 20 million

• 14 million

• 200,000

• 350,000