Mobilization on the Home Front

Question 1

How did radar technology help the British win the Battle of Britain?

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It helped them find and attack German planes.

Question 2

World War II mobilization affected women by

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giving them the opportunity to work in various factories.

Question 3

A goal of the Defense Plant Corporation was

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to give money to businesses to fund war production.

Question 4

How did the US computer ENIAC help the war effort?

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It did complex calculations needed to accurately fire artillery.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the state of the US economy in 1939?

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The US economy was in a depression.

Question 6

How did the United States mobilize prior to joining World War II?

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by boosting wartime production for the Allies

Question 7

The US was called the Arsenal of Democracy because

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It provided supplies for the Allied war effort, not just the US effort.

Question 8

What did the Selective Service Act accomplish?

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It conscripted, or drafted, soldiers.

Question 9

What improvement made to penicillin during World War II saved many soldiers’ lives?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Larger quantities of penicillin were made.

Question 10

How did the US lend-lease program of 1939 help the Allies?

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It gave them war supplies.

Mobilization on the Home Front Answers