United States home front during World War II - Quiz
A) 1941 B) 1946 C) 1939 D) 1944
A) Smith Act B) New Deal C) EMIC D) G.I. Bill
A) The end of the war B) 12 million men were in uniform C) A severe housing shortage D) Government mandated birth control
A) 1944 B) 1941 C) 1949 D) 1946
A) Nationality Act B) G.I. Bill C) Smith Act D) Magnuson Act
A) 1946 B) 1941 C) 1944 D) 1949
A) Massive immigration B) New federal zoning laws C) Migration to munitions centers D) Destruction of cities
A) Smith Act B) Nationality Act C) Magnuson Act D) McCarran-Walter Act
A) Enter the country without visas B) Vote in federal elections C) Receive free housing D) Gain citizenship by enlisting in the army
A) War Brides Act B) Alien Registration Act of 1940 C) Nationality Act D) Chinese Exclusion Act
A) Mexican workers B) Chinese immigrants C) Japanese and Japanese-Americans D) German immigrants
A) 5 million B) 1 million C) 500,000 D) 12 million
A) Harry Truman B) Franklin Roosevelt C) Breckinridge Long D) Senator McCarran
A) Providing housing for veterans B) Preventing divorce for servicemen C) Restricting immigration from Europe D) Expedited citizenship for soldiers' spouses
A) Country of origin B) Immorality or disease C) Religious affiliation D) Political party membership
A) Fear of German spies and saboteurs B) Overpopulation C) Lack of federal funds D) Economic depression
A) Labor Union Strike B) Civil Rights Movement C) March on Washington Movement D) Great Depression Reform
A) Committee on Defense Industries B) President's Committee on Fair Employment Practices C) National Labor Relations Board D) Fair Wage Commission
A) Prosperity Peak B) Wage Equalization C) Economic Boom D) Great Compression
A) Taxes on white collar workers increased significantly B) Blue collar workers received better education C) White collar workers did not typically receive overtime D) White collar wages were frozen by the government
A) 70% B) 25% C) 50% D) 44%
A) 25% B) 40% C) 75% D) 60%
A) $1,500 per year B) $1,000 per year C) $2,000 per year D) $3,000 per year
A) 44% B) 25% C) 50% D) 70%
A) 70% B) 25% C) 44% D) 50%
A) Under 25% B) Over 60% C) Over 75% D) Under 40%
A) By 50% B) Almost sevenfold C) Remained unchanged D) Doubled
A) Government employees B) The top 5% C) The bottom 40% D) White collar workers only
A) New Dealers B) Liberals C) Socialists D) Conservatives
A) International pressure B) Business support C) Presidential mandate D) Public protests
A) Raising miner wages B) Reducing fatality rates C) Nationalizing mines D) Increasing coal production
A) National service B) Income levels C) Age criteria D) Universal need
A) Rural homesteads B) Segregated housing C) Public high-rise apartments D) Integrated housing
A) Mandated vaccinations for all citizens B) Expanded federal-state public health programs C) Established local hospitals in rural areas D) Provided free medical care for all
A) Social Security Administration B) Children's Bureau C) Department of Defense D) Public Health Service
A) Monetary disability pensions B) Vocational rehabilitation services C) Land grants D) Guaranteed lifetime medical care
A) The defense industry B) The American middle class C) The federal bureaucracy D) Corporate monopolies
A) By providing government loans B) Through propaganda C) By manufacturing weapons D) By managing price controls
A) Paper B) Electricity C) Gasoline D) Wood
A) 5 US gallons B) 3 US gallons C) 10 US gallons D) 1 US gallon
A) It stayed the same B) It increased rapidly C) It was subsidized D) It was banned
A) Renewed growth B) Decline in industry C) Increased inflation D) A massive recession
A) It vanished B) It stayed constant C) It doubled D) It decreased by half
A) Fixed-price B) Subsidy-only C) Competitive bidding D) Cost-plus
A) 3% B) 40% C) 25% D) 10%
A) Gasoline B) Coffee C) Tires D) Sugar
A) Executive order 4444 B) Executive order 9250 C) Executive order 1010 D) Executive order 8888
A) Canned foods B) Used goods C) Gasoline D) Silk stockings
A) 7.7 million B) 700,000 C) 3.4 million D) 1.5 million
A) Alice Throckmorton McLean B) Philip Wrigley C) Rosie the Riveter D) Eleanor Roosevelt
A) Alice Throckmorton McLean B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Philip Wrigley D) Rosie the Riveter
A) The U.S. government B) Alice Throckmorton McLean C) The Chicago Cubs players D) Philip Wrigley
A) 1943 B) 1941 C) 1946 D) 1940
A) 325,000 B) 1 billion C) 100,000 D) 18,000
A) 50% B) 100% C) 87% D) 13%
A) Strong arm B) War helper C) Field worker D) Farm hand
A) Victory starts in the garden B) Work for victory, work for peace C) Grow your own, can your own D) Feed the troops, feed the nation
A) California B) Michigan C) The Pacific Northwest D) Texas
A) Under tight federal control B) Left to the free market C) Managed by the state governments D) Determined by local farmers
A) 10–15 B) 16–21 C) 12–16 D) 14–18
A) The US Crop Corps B) The UAW C) The AFL D) The CIO
A) The head of the UAW B) John L. Lewis C) Franklin D. Roosevelt D) The leader of the AFL
A) Starke, Florida. B) Oak Ridge, Tennessee. C) Wilmington, North Carolina. D) Dallas, Texas.
A) 500. B) 1,000. C) 100. D) 243.
A) Nashville. B) Miami. C) Dallas-Fort Worth. D) New Orleans.
A) Coal mined in Virginia. B) Natural gas from the Gulf Coast. C) Solar power from the South. D) Tennessee Valley Authority electricity.
A) Liberty ships. B) Battleships. C) Aircraft carriers. D) Submarines.
A) They were exactly equal. B) They exceeded the national average. C) They lagged behind. D) They were the highest in the nation.
A) Lighthouses B) Coastal cities C) Naval patrol ships D) Military naval bases
A) Manufacturing munitions B) Building naval vessels C) Managing lights at night D) Patrolling the borders
A) Red Cross B) USO C) State Guard D) Civil Air Patrol
A) Four B) Six C) Ten D) Eight
A) Students took war jobs B) Government bans on education C) Lack of teachers D) Conversion of schools to barracks
A) Used oil B) Fat drippings C) Brass casings D) Copper scraps
A) Artillery shells B) Soap production C) Lifejackets D) Rations
A) Saboteurs B) German U-boats C) Paratroopers D) Enemy aircraft
A) Border security B) Air reconnaissance C) Submarine warfare D) Rescue operations
A) Children B) Women C) State Guardsmen D) Retired military personnel
A) Military commanders B) Community leaders decided C) A national lottery system D) Congressional mandates
A) Nonexistent B) Extremely high C) Very little D) Moderate
A) Severe shortage B) High surplus C) Unchanged D) Increased unemployment
A) Bankers B) Teachers C) Journalists D) Farmers
A) Lee Kennett B) George Marshall C) Franklin Roosevelt D) Dwight Eisenhower
A) Jehovah's Witnesses B) Mennonites C) Quakers D) Church of God
A) Military bases B) Munitions factories C) Mental hospitals D) Naval shipyards
A) Work assignments B) Veterans benefits C) Food D) Housing
A) About 5% B) About 50% C) About 90% D) About 10%
A) 95% B) 85% C) 14% D) 50%
A) European immigrants B) African Americans C) German refugees D) Japanese farmers
A) New York B) Detroit C) Chicago D) Washington D.C.
A) Seattle B) Los Angeles C) San Diego D) San Francisco
A) Service B) Manufacturing C) Education D) Agriculture
A) 50 percent B) 200 percent C) 140 percent D) 100 percent
A) Social status B) Career advancement C) Education D) Financial reasoning
A) Twin Cities Ordnance Plant B) Willow Run C) Sperry Corporation D) Ford Detroit Main
A) Slackers B) Refuseniks C) Traitors D) Deserters
A) Knitting a sweater B) Sewing buttons C) Preparing a meal D) Squeezing orange juice
A) Enlisted B) Officer C) Sergeant D) Private
A) Cadet Nurse Corps B) USO C) Red Cross D) Civil Defense Unit
A) USO B) Red Cross C) Civil defense leader D) Nursing |
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