Ch. 21 America and World War II

In 1944, ___ sent 25,000 soldiers to Europe fight alongside the US Army.

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Peru

The Selective Training and Service Act would establish...

• building projects

• a draft

• training schools

In 1940, the Department of Agriculture transferred 350,000 acres to the...

• Department of Interior

• War Department

• Finance Department

At the start of the war, the US military was...

• integrated

• segregated

• over strength

The ___ squadrons were some of the most decorated, flying 200 missions without losing a single member to enemy aircraft.

• Campbell

• Tuskegee

• Arlington

More than 400 ___ Americans served as code talkers.

• Hispanic

• Japanese

• Native

68,000 women served as ___ in the Army.

• tankers

• artillery

• nurses

Under cost-plus contracts, the cost for producing tanks and planes was paid for by the.....

• corporations

• government

• both

Liberty ships were mass produced by...

• Ford

• Kaiser

• General Motors

During the War, 2.5 million would work in...

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• clerical jobs