Wartime Economic Changes and Rationing

<p>To supplement the nation’s food supply (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women gained opportunities in various jobs, including industrial roles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Expanded the tax to most Americans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unemployment problems from the Great Depression disappeared (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gather materials for military production (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They worked in factories and shipyards. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Bracero Program (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They suffered exploitative labor conditions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forty percent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Civil Rights Movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discriminatory laws and practices. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Victory at home and abroad (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He completely rejected the idea. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Service units and support roles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It further institutionalized migrant farm work. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They faced both military honor and civil rights struggles. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was found not guilty. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A significant migration from the South to the North. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He desegregated major league baseball. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were the first to accept black women volunteers. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They transported supplies to front-line troops. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 761st Tank Battalion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He expressed that he would never have asked for them if they weren’t good. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To improve troop morale after heavy losses. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Approximately 2,000 African Americans landed in France on D-Day. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They thought African Americans were uncoordinated and couldn't see in the dark. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For their distinctive tail markings on aircraft. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He called for artillery fire on his own position. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The campaign in North Africa. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Driving trucks to supply front-line troops. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>412,000 tons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fighting against the belief that they could not be successful pilots. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement at home. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Federal agency overseeing wartime industrial production in the U.S.

Controlled distribution of scarce resources during wartime.

Home vegetable gardens to supplement food supplies during the war.

Debt securities issued to raise funds for military operations.

Increase in income tax applied to most Americans during the war.

Government spending more than its revenue to finance the war.

State where all willing workers have jobs, prevalent during the war.

Increased participation of women in the workforce due to the war.

A fictional icon representing women in factory jobs during WWII.

A program contracting Mexican workers for U.S. jobs in agriculture and railroads (1942-1964).

A movement aiming for victory against fascism abroad and racial equality at home.

1.2 million African Americans served in WWII, often in segregated units.

A black officer court-martialed for sitting in the wrong bus section, symbolizing the fight against segregation.

Contributions of African Americans in WWII advanced the civil rights movement post-war.

Laws preventing bracero contracts in Texas until 1947 due to racial discrimination.

Mandatory enlistment of men aged 18-44 during WWII; 40% enlisted voluntarily.

Braceros often faced poor working conditions despite the economic opportunity.

Two-thirds of black soldiers served in non-combat roles during WWII.

A group of African American pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII.

A group that judged Lieutenant Robinson's case; returned a not guilty verdict.

American soldiers earned recognition for bravery in WWII battles.

African Americans served in segregated units initially during WWII, despite their abilities.

The Bracero Program contributed to re-establishing Mexican migration and labor in the U.S. after the Depression.

The Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps accepting black women volunteers in 1942.

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; Navy's program accepting black women in 1944.

June 6, 1944; significant day when African Americans took action, landing in France.

Motor transport division of African Americans supplying troops during WWII.

The first African American tank battalion to fight in WWII.

General Patton's acknowledgment of the 761st Tank Battalion's capability.

Historic African American infantry division that fought in WWII.

A black officer who sacrificed himself during WWII to save his platoon.

Pilot from the Tuskegee Airmen group, involved in WWII air battles.

Group of Tuskegee Airmen known as the 'Red Tails' during WWII.

Tactic used by John R. Fox to delay enemy advance at risk of his life.

The act of combining African American soldiers into white units during WWII.

412,000 tons of supplies delivered to front lines by black transport servicemen.

Involvement of Buffalo Soldiers in intense urban battles during WWII.