Mobilization on the Home Front

Question 1

Which of the following did the US produce more of during World War II than Germany, Japan, and Italy combined?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

aircraft

Question 2

How did the Gross National Product (GNP) of the US change between 1940 and 1944?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It more than doubled.

Question 3

Which two groups helped the US boost its World War II production to record levels?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

labor and business

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by boosting wartime production for the Allies

Question 5

How did the US computer ENIAC help the war effort?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It did complex calculations needed to accurately fire artillery.

Question 6

What did US car companies produce during World War II?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

airplanes and tanks

Question 7

A goal of the Defense Plant Corporation was

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to give money to businesses to fund war production.

Question 8

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It gave them war supplies.

Question 9

View the image of a World War II recruitment poster. How did the United States mobilize 12 million military service members by 1945?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by using a combination of required registration for the draft and appealing to Americans’ patriotic duty to volunteer

Question 10

What was the main way that business leaders helped the war effort during World War II?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They volunteered to help the government plan production goals.

Mobilization on the Home Front Answers