Mobilization on the Home Front

Question 1

Which of the following statements about US mobilization during World War II are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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C: The efforts of both soldiers and factory workers were vital to the Allied war effort.; D: The United States mobilized millions of soldiers and workers for the war effort.

Question 2

During World War II, the government private American industries to help the war effort.

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B: signed contracts with

Question 3

Study the bar graph about aircraft production in 1943. Which of these statements are correct? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: Japan built the fewest aircraft.; C: Germany and Britain built about the same number of aircraft.; E: The United States built more aircraft than Britain, Germany, and Japan combined.

Question 4

Study the line graph, which shows the percentage of unemployed workers in the United States from 1939 to 1943. Then answer the question.What happened to US unemployment after 1939?

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B: It fell by about 15 percentage points.

Question 5

Which of the following statements are correct? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: The United States used the atomic bomb to end the fighting against Japan.; D: Radar helped save Great Britain from a German invasion.

Question 6

US automobile manufacturers during the war at the government’s request.

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A: stopped building cars

Question 7

Did you include any of these points in your answer?

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A: I have used antibiotics when I was sick or injured.; B: I use computer technology in many different ways.; C: I have flown on a jet aircraft.; D: Nuclear power provides electricity for my home.; E: I watch weather forecasts that use radar.; F: I look at photos taken by satellites that were placed in orbit using rockets.

Question 8

Wartime production was boosted by

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C: the government and private businesses working together

Question 9

During the war, people’s working hours .

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A: increased

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