What was life like on the U.S. Homefront During WWII?

WW2 US Home Front for Kids Read the information on the website to answer the questions. The U.S. Home Front (ARTICLE) The U.S. Homefront (VIDEO) Watch the video to answer the questions on this worksheet! Women of World War II Read the information on the website to answer the questions below. Women in World War II What types of jobs did women NOT fill in the armed forces? nurses in hospitals mechanics repairing vehicles They served in combat on the front lines sorting mail communication warning systems What did Rosie the Riveter inspire many women to do? Join the army and fight Take on tough factory jobs in the US Become spies in Europe What did WASP stand for in the army? Women Air Force Service Pilots Women Army Submarine Personnel Women About Standing Patiently African Americans in WW2 Read the information on the website to answer the questions below African-Americans in World War II What is it called when people are separated by their race or color of skin? Separation Division Segregation Alienation Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? A group of African-American airplane mechanics A group of African-American cooks The first group of African-American pilots in the U.S. military All of the above What was the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen? Red Tails Red Knights Flying Tigers Hawkeyes Who won the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Attack on Pearl Harbor? Benjamin O. Davis, Jr Doris Miller Samuel L. Gravely, Jr Jackie Robinson What U.S. president issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces? Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Japanese Internment Camps Read the information on the website to answer the questions below. Japanese Internment Camps Which of the following is true of the conditions in the camp? The people were violent and crime was high They had little freedom. The children attended well-equipped schools They lived in large homes and age good food. Around how many Japanese-Americans were forced to move to internment camps during World War II? 900 3,000 15,000 120,000 What happened to the people in the camps when they finally got out? They had lost their homes. They had lost their property. They had to rebuild their lives from nothing. All of the above What did the United States do for camp survivors in 1988? Paid each of the survivors $20,000 in reparations Gave them houses to live in Gave jobs to their children Sent them a check for a millon dollars!!! Propaganda and Rationing Watch the video to answer the questions Why did Americans have to ration during the war? Metal had to be used to make tanks and battle ships Medicine was needed for the soldiers on the battlefields products were hard to get especially if they came from countries that were at war all of the above What are some items that were rationed? Why did companies stop making consumer goods like washer machines and begin making war supplies? because ammunition was needed airplanes ships were needed Vehicles and guns were needed all of the above What is the purpose of this propaganda? What is the purpose of this propaganda? Why does it say that you are riding with Hitler if you are riding alone?