World War II Begins Quiz
Shauna Keys is recording answers for Ashton Keys.
1. Which constitutional amendment shows the success of the women’s suffrage movement? (1 point)
Fourteenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-first Amendment
A gas rationing card from World War II is shown.The card reads, “United States of America Office of Price Administration Gas Ration Card. The acceptance and use of this card constitute an agreement that the holder will observe the rules and regulations governing gasoline rationing as issued by the Office of Price Administration.” The card provides spaces for the owner’s name, address, and vehicle description. An emblem in the upper left corner reads, “Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps.”
Use the image to answer the question.
2. Why did the federal government issue items such as this during World War II? (1 point)
to encourage volunteerism on the home front
to ensure military forces had enough fuel and other supplies
to recruit people to serve in the military
to spur factory and farm production for the war effort
3. What do the Asian Exclusion Act and the Alien Land Law have in common? (1 point)
They reflected anti-immigrant feeling.
They resulted in a scarcity of resources.
They emerged from the temperance movement.
They led to widespread unemployment.
4. Which phrase describes prosperity in the Roaring Twenties? (1 point)
equally shared
scarce and confined
unevenly distributed
widespread and abundant
5. What economic effect did World War I have on Washington? (1 point)
caused a job shortage
led to a stock market collapse
reduced power of labor unions
spurred industrial growth
6. Who were the Wobblies? (1 point)
a labor union
a gang of bootleggers
a women’s suffrage group
a camp of unemployed workers
7. What effects directly resulted from the Great Depression? Select all that apply. (4 points)
building of Hoovervilles
risky stock investments
start of World War I
Dust Bowl migration
growth of speakeasies
high unemployment
hunger marches
increasing auto production
loss of homes and farms
Panama Canal closure
prohibition of alcohol
8. Why did President Roosevelt’s administration invest in public works like the Bonneville Dam and the Grand Coulee Dam? (1 point)
to conserve natural resources
to insure mortgage loans
to provide workers with jobs
to reduce the housing shortage
9. What event led to increasing discrimination against Japanese Americans? (1 point)
appeasement of Hitler
attack on Pearl Harbor
invasion of Poland
end of World War II
10. What purpose did Camp Harmony in Washington serve? (1 point)
to house German and other Axis prisoners of war
to temporarily hold Japanese American internees
to organize volunteers on the homefront
to train military personnel for the war
1. Nineteenth Amendment
2. to ensure military forces had enough fuel and other supplies
3. They reflected anti-immigrant feeling.
4. widespread and abundant
5. spurred industrial growth
6. a labor union
7. building of Hoovervilles, Dust Bowl migration, high unemployment, loss of homes and farms, hunger marches
8. to provide workers with jobs
9. attack on Pearl Harbor
10. to temporarily hold Japanese American internees