Mobilization on the Home Front

Question 1

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

Question 2

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 3

What was the main way that war mobilization helped to end the Great Depression?

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Many unemployed people went to work in war-related industries.

Question 4

World War II mobilization affected women by

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giving them the opportunity to work in various factories.

Question 5

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

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Larger quantities of penicillin were made.

Question 6

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

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They volunteered to help the government plan production goals.

Question 7

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

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It gave them war supplies.

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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 10

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

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aircraft

Mobilization on the Home Front Answers