section 3

Question 1

what was the US’s first task to do to mobilize for war?

Answer 1

train it’s forces for combat

Question 2

who controlled the economy during the war?

Answer 2

the government

Question 3

what helped factories shift from producing consumer goods to producing war materials?

Answer 3

war production board

Question 4

what did the government impose as consumer goods became scarcer?

Answer 4

rationing or limitations

Question 5

how did many Americans combat food shortages?

Answer 5

victory gardens

Question 6

to pay for the war, the government raised taxes and borrowed money from citizens by selling _______

Answer 6

war bonds

Question 7

how did the Great Depression end?

Answer 7

the war

Question 8

who replaced men who joined the armed forces?

Answer 8

women

Question 9

fictional factory worker, Rosie the Riveter, was a symbol of ______

Answer 9

American women’s contribution to the war effort

Question 10

what 3 things did the work change for the women?

Answer 10

better pay
better working conditions
new fashions

Question 11

what did women gain during WW2?

Answer 11

a new sense of confidence

Question 12

what was the “double V” campaign?

Answer 12

victory over the enemy abroad and victory over discrimination at home

Question 13

to gain equality for Africans Americans, what did Randolph do?

Answer 13

called for a protest march on Washington

Question 14

did FDR agree to end segregation of the races in the military?

Answer 14

no.

Question 15

who were the Tuskegee airmen?

Answer 15

African American fighter pilots who trained at Tuskegee, Alabama.

Question 16

the war brought ____ to Japanese Americans

Answer 16

suffering

Question 17

after the attack on Pearl Harbor, what did some people question?

Answer 17

the loyalty of Japanese Americans

Question 18

although there was no evidence of disloyalty by Japanese Americans, what did FDR do?

Answer 18

signed an order allowing the army to move Japanese Americans from their homes to relocation camps

Question 19

even Japanese Americans who were citizens by ___ were relocated

Answer 19

birth

Question 20

when congress apologized to the Japanese Americans who were driven from their homes, what did he give them?

Answer 20

a compensation of $20,000 to every survivor

Question 21

what was the bracero program?

Answer 21

in which recruiters found Mexican laborer a to work in the US

Question 22

where did many Mexicans move to work?

Answer 22

on farms and railroads

Question 23

who else were help in government camps?

Answer 23

German Americans and Italian Americans