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Name__________________________________ Directions: Open Wake Portal (link on my website), login and open the SAS icon. In the search bar, type in exactly: World War II: The Homefront Click on that link and begin. You will need headphones.PAYING FOR THE WARWhat was an early challenge for FDR? _______________________________________________How much would the war end up costing the United States? ____________________________To help solve this problem, what two things did the government do?War bonds were advertised by both military _____________ and _________________________Between 1942 and 1945 Americans purchased _______ billion worth or _________ bondsiP (page 3) War Bonds – Using the pictures left to right, identify the propaganda techniques used in the war bond posters (just list the correct response for each poster)Picture 1- __________________________Picture 2- __________________________Picture 3- __________________________Picture 4- __________________________What was the OPA? ______________________________________________________________The OPA created the ___________________ system to control the supply of critical goods such as tires, gas, shoes, meat, sugar. What was the maximum speed limit during the war to conserve gas? ________________iP (page 6) Scrap Drive– How many pounds of scrap did you put in the barrel? _____________How many tons of scrap metal did Oregon High School collect? ________________What did the War Production board do? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(page 8) Click the green star and answer this questionWhat if someone wanted to buy a new car? ____________________________________iP (page 8) Ship Construction– Where were liberty ships built? ___________________________How many men served in the armed services? ___________________________How many women? __________________________The tremendous demand for industrial workers created…? __________________________How many people moved during the war? __________________________iP (page 10) – Why were workers willing to endure crowded conditions during the war?1) _____________________________________________________________________2) ______________________________________________________________________How many women joined the workforce to replace the men who went to fight?_____________iP (page 12) Women workers– Complete each puzzle – which one is your favorite and why?What was Executive Order 8802? _______________________________________________Eventually, how many minority workers did companies hire? ______________(skip the iP question)iP (page 16)– complete each sentence from the iP question Following military service, each of these men ________________________________________________________________________More than 1 million African Americans who returned from war________________________________________________________________________ (page 17) How many men did not return home? _______________________________What does the gold star represent on the service flag? _____________________________What happened to the Sullivan family? ______________________________________________What was the nickname for the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act? _________________________List everything the “GI bill” did for soldiers returning home:1. ______________________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________________What is one of the most successful government programs in history? ______________________What caused the baby boom after WWII? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________iP (page 23)– How much did the US population increase between 1940 and 1950? ___________CONCLUSION: List 5 ways that WWII had changed the United States:1. ______________________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________________5. ______________________________________________________________________Click on the Test your Knowledge on top right. Complete the following and write your grade in the spaces below_____Practice (matching)_____Quiz (multiple choice)_____Apply (related key points) ................
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