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Chapter 15 Test Form AMatch the terms with the definitions (Three Points each)____ internment campsA. vessels built in the united States that usually carried war supplies____ war bondsB. work stoppages organized by workers and not endorsed by unions____ “Double V. Campaign”C. government savings notes bought by Americans to help finance the WWII____ wildcat strikesD. Japanese Americans born in the United States of parents who had emigrated from Japan ____ NiseiE. superagency established to centralize agencies dealing with war production____ Office ofF. Agency set up to boost Americans’ patriotism and sense of participation in War mobilization the war effort____ Office of War InformationG. home projects that raised vegetables during WWII____ seniorityH. image used to attract women to the wartime work force ____ liberty shipsI. status derived from length of service____ Rosie the RiveterJ. effort launched to win both the war against the Axis powers and the war forracial equality ____ victory gardensK. centers in remote inland areas where Japanese Americans were confined during WWIIMultiple Choice (Three points each)___ How did the government seek to guarantee profits for business engaged in war production? by rationing scarce resourcesby freezing prices of all consumer goodsby establishing the “cost-plus” system for military contractsby reducing deficit spending _____ What prevented Americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs?shortages of consumer items mainly caused by rationingfear of going into debtdesire to build up savings after the hardships of the Depressioninflated prices for consumer goods___ Which of the following best describes women who went to work during wartime?young and unmarried primarily African Americanwhite and middle class backgroundsof all ages and ethnic and economic backgrounds____ Which was true of the North during the war years?The Jim Crow system was as strong as it was in the South There was no segregation African Americans faced discrimination in employment, housing, and education African Americans received preferential treatment from government agencies____What led the government to evacuate Japanese Americans form the west coast?long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor terrorist attacks by immigrants living on the west coastfear for the safety of Japanese Americans on the West coastrefusal of the Nisei to accept United States citizenship ___ Henry Kaiser contributed to wartime production bycreating new markets overseas. organizing the War Production Board.using mass production techniques to build Liberty ships.converting automobile plants to aircraft production.____Financing the war with borrowed money was an example ofthe cost-plus system. deficit spending.the Gross National Product.wartime conversation. ____ On the home front, popular culture was characterized byweariness and low spirits.pessimism and fearresentment and hostility.patriotism and high morale.___ Campaigns to collect scrap metal, kitchen fats, and other materials were promoted mainly tokeep the people on the home front actively involved in the war effort.create paying jobs for children and older adults.distribute such materials without rationing.lend these supplies to Great Britain and France.____ During wartime, women in the work force were generally paidthe same wages as men doing the same job.higher wages than men, to cover child care costs.lower wages than men doing the same jobs.less than they had earned during the Depression.___ the government assumed that after the war most working women wouldgo back to school to learn job skills.become full-time homemakers again.switch to part-time work.continue in their jobs.Executive Order _________________ opened jobs and job training programs in defense plants to all Americans “without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or natural origin.”88029066Executive Order _________________ provided for the removal of 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast of the Untied States.88029066As a result of war production, employment increased and taxes decreased.the cost of living dropped.union membership rose.workers by the millions left unions. Short Answers What date, day, and year was Pearl Harbor attacked by Japan? (1 pt)How did WWII affect people on the home front (provide two examples and an explanation)? (4pts)Choose a political cartoon from the attached page and explain the following: the meaning/message, symbols, labels, and any dialogue. Also, include how propaganda is used in the cartoon. (10 pts)Short Writing– about 5-8 sentences. Provide evidence for your answer. (10 pts)What was the main effect of the events of World War II on discrimination in the United States? Include two different and distinct factors in your answer. ................
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