Mobilization on the Home Front

Question 1

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by boosting wartime production for the Allies

Question 2

World War II mobilization affected women by

Revolt · Accepted Answer

giving them the opportunity to work in various factories.

Question 3

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The US economy was in a depression.

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It helped them find and attack German planes.

Question 5

View the graph showing enlistment records by year. Which event led to the peak of 3,030,407 enlistments for US military service in 1942?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base by Japan

Question 6

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 7

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

labor and business

Question 8

What did US car companies produce during World War II?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

airplanes and tanks

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It more than doubled.

Mobilization on the Home Front Answers