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Question 1

How did Native Americans contribute to the war effort on the homefront?

laboring on farms in the Southwest

selling war bonds on reservations

working in war factories in the West

collecting scrap metal and other rationed goods

Question 2
Which statement is true about the women who worked during World War II?

Most working women were young and unmarried.

Women sought jobs mostly in traditionally female industries.

Women of various ages and skills took wartime jobs.

Few working women stayed at their jobs for more than a few weeks.

Question 3
Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps during World War II?

as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear

in retaliation for Americans put in concentration camps by the Japanese

due to numerous acts of sabotage

because many were loyal to the emperor of Japan

Question 4
What was the effect of Korematsu v. United States?

Discrimination ended in war industries.

Internment camps were affirmed as legal.

Japanese Americans returned to their homes.

Executive Order 9022 was overturned.

Question 5 What was one lasting effect of World War II on African Americans?

less discrimination in the South

higher employment in heavy industries

increased political influence in the North

migration of the population to rural areas

Question 6
Public Domain

What was one negative effect of posters like this one?

Americans began to find Japanese Americans funny rather than threatening.

Japanese Americans experienced increased discrimination.

More people on the homefront rallied behind the Japanese cause.

People grew reluctant to believe government propaganda.

Question 7

What did the zoot suit riots symbolize?

tensions between white Californians and Mexican Americans

tensions between white Californians and Japanese Americans

tensions between white Californians and African Americans

tensions between white Californians and Italian Americans

Question 8
What was the purpose of the "Double V" campaign?

to fight racism at home and abroad

to fight unfair price and wage controls

to fight the Nazis and the Japanese

to fight government regulations of the FEPC

Question 9

Why were internment camps established in the United States?

to isolate people protesting the war

to provide homes for temporary farm workers

to train workers in new industrial skills

to isolate people believed to be threats

Question 10
Which of these actions showed continuing discrimination against women during World War II?

War industries put women in jobs traditionally filled by young men.

Employers offered benefits such as daycare services and medical insurance.

Women usually worked under male supervisors who received higher wages.

Working women earned more in aircraft and munitions factories than in other workplaces.

Answer 1

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of the following was affected by Executive Order 8802?
military bases and training camps used by the U.S. military

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Public Domain
What does this poster suggest about the life during World War II?
Prices for fresh vegetables were too high for most people to afford.

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What was one lasting effect of World War II on African Americans?
migration of the population to rural areas

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps during World War II?
as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why were internment camps established in the United States?
to isolate people believed to be threats

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which statement is true about the women who worked during World War II?
Women sought jobs mostly in traditionally female industries.

Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What was the effect of Korematsu v. United States?
Internment camps were affirmed as legal.

Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
How did Native Americans contribute to the war effort on the homefront?
working in war factories in the West

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of these actions showed continuing discrimination against women during World War II?
Women usually worked under male supervisors who received higher wages.

Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of the following was a direct cause of the formation of the bracero program?
rise of discrimination against Mexican Americans

Answer 2

Question 3 is wrong