Americans at War

Question 1

Read the following excerpt from Executive Order 9981 issued by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. The order is addressing the fact that up until this time, African Americans in the US military

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were segregated based on race.

Question 2

Why were certain foods rationed during World War II?

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They were expensive to produce.

Question 3

Look at the World War II propaganda poster.The main message of the poster is that

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women in noncombatant military jobs were important to winning the war.

Question 4

The US government made broad use of propaganda during World War II to

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build support for the war effort.

Question 5

In which branch of the service was the WAC?

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Army

Question 6

Look at the poster below.The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company produced this poster during World War II in order to

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promote the idea that working was a woman’s patriotic duty.

Question 7

Women who served in the WASP during World War II were

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Air Force service pilots.

Question 8

How did many people on the home front support the war effort during World War II?

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They planted victory gardens for soldiers.

Question 9

Gasoline was rationed during World War II because

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it was in short supply.

Question 10

Before World War II, women had served in war as

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nurses.

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