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war bond
Certificates sold by the United States government to pay for the war.
rationing
A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
Office of War Information (OWI)
government agency that encouraged support of the war effort during World War II
internment
the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Japanese American combat team that became the most decorated military unit in American history
A. Philip Randolph
Black leader, who threatens a march to end discrimination in the work place; Roosevelt gives in with companies that get federal grants.
Executive Order 8802
Also known as the Fair Labor Standards Act, this banned discrimination in the war industries.
Demographics
the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
bracero program
Wartime agreement between the United States and Mexico to import farm workers to meet a perceived manpower shortage; the agreement was in effect from 1941 to 1947.
The main function of the federal Office of War Information was to
A. collect money for the war effort through the sale of war bonds.
B. boost the morale of troops by sending popular entertainers overseas.
C. generate support for the war effort and boost morale through the media.
D. intercept enemy intelligence and relay it to the troops on the frontlines.
C. generate support for the war effort and boost morale through the media.
How was the federal government able to borrow money from U.S. citizens?
A. through the sale of government issued war bonds
B. through the sale of coupon books for consumer goods
C. through the American Lend-Lease Act
D. through the enlistment of volunteers to work government jobs
A. through the sale of government issued war bonds
Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II?
A. There were several well-publicized cases of Japanese American spies being caught operating in the United States.
B. Without any significant factual evidence, the government perceived Japanese Americans as being a threat to national security.
C. The safety of Japanese Americans was threatened because most of the Japanese American community lived in war zones.
D. Japanese Americans feared that Japan would try to punish them for siding with the United States in the war.
B. Without any significant factual evidence, the government perceived Japanese Americans as being a threat to national security.
What demographic effects did the war have on northern cities such as Detroit and Chicago?
A. The population plummeted due to people going to fight overseas.
B. A large number of African Americans left there to work in shipyards on the West Coast.
C. A large number of African Americans migrated there from the South to work in the factories.
D. The population stayed roughly the same as auto factories were converted to produce munitions.
C. A large number of African Americans migrated there from the South to work in the factories.
The so-called Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles in 1943 were a result of
A. racial tensions related to the huge influx of laborers from Mexico.
B. the enforced rationing of consumer goods.
C. opposition to policies requiring racial segregation of factory workers.
D. the establishment of internment camps for resident aliens.
A. racial tensions related to the huge influx of laborers from Mexico.
