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.


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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


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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.


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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


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Question 6


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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.


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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


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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


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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


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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.

Respuesta :

1. The correct answer is Native Americans contributed to the war effort on the homefront laboring in farms in the Southwest.

2. The correct answer is women of various ages and skills took wartime jobs.

3. The correct answer is Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice.

4. The correct answer is the effect of Korematsu vs. United Stated was internment camps were affirmed as legal.

5. The correct answer is one lasting effect on African Americans was increased political influence in the North.

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7. The correct answer is zoot suits symbolize tensions between white Californian and Mexican Americans.

8. The correct answer is the purpose of the "Double V" campaign was to fight the Nazis and the Japanese.

9. The correct answer is internment camps were established in the United States to isolate people believed as threats.

10. The correct answer is an action that showed discrimination against women during World War II was women usually worked under male supervisors who received higher wages.