WWII

The cost-plus system sped up war production by

• imposing penalties on companies that did not meet their production quotas

• providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot

• allowing previously competing companies to work together

• providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production

The Selective Service Act during WWII was significant to America because....

• It led to increased appeasement of the Nazis

• It allowed industries to quickly convert to wartime production

• It made it illegal to criticize the war effort

• It created a lottery based military draft

America finally entered WWII following the Japanese surprise attack at...

• Pearl Harbor

• The Philippines

• Coral Sea

• Okinawa

Over a third of all military equipment made during the war was manufactured by

• steel industry

• ship-building industry

• automobile industry

• aircraft industry

"V-E day" was a result of

• victory over Japan

• victory over racism

• victory over Italy

• victory over Germany

The top secret U.S. Program to develop the world's first atomic bomb during WWII was known as

• The selective service act

• Operation Overlord

• Project Torch

• The Manhattan Project

Which of following have been cited as reasons for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? (SELECT MULTIPLE)

• block a planned invasion of the United States

• keep the Soviet Union out of the war against Japan

• save American lives

• force the unconditional surrender of Japan

American home front in the second World War is best described as

• politically divided over the wisdom of the American war effort

• economically invigorated by military spending

• rededicated to the reform efforts of the New Deal

• demoralized by food shortages

Americans of all backgrounds were encouraged to support the war effort by... (multiple answers)

• Purchasing war bonds

• Planting victory gardens

• Rationing and donating scarce materials

• Speaking out against the War Effort

How were women impacted by the U.S. involvement in WWII?

• Women were drafted for combat for the first time earning total equality

• Women worked in war industries and served in the military gaining more independence

• Women were required to volunteer in organizations such as the Red Cross

• Women were finally given the right to vote due to their contributions to the war effort