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~~Questions~~
World War 2African Americans
in the WarThe Home Front
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Intermission
Your question is… What is D-Day?
The invasion of Normandy,
France
The invasion of
Berlin, Germany
The invasion of
Rome, Italy
Your question is… During the battle of Leyte, what type of
attack did the Japanese use against the Americans?
Kamikage
Attacks
Kamikaze
Attacks
Kasikaje Attacks
Your question is… How many tons of ships were sunk
between May and June 1942 in the battle of the Atlantic?
1.8 million tons
1 million tons
1.2 million tons
Your question is… In the battle of the Coral Sea, what did
the U.S. use to discover the messages sent by the Japanese?
Radio waves
Decoder
rings
Code Breake
rs
Your question is… Between January 1943 and May 1945,
the royal airmen and the U.S. 8th army airforce dropped how many tons of explosives on Germany every month?
42,576 tons
48,230 tons
39,483 tons
Your question is… What tasks did most African American
units perform in the beginning of the war?
Construction and Supply units
Engineering
Desk Jobs
Your question is… How were African Americans
segregated in the Army?
Separate facilities
and training
Separate training camps
Separate military
branches
Your question is… Who ordered military sections to begin
enlisting African Americans?
President Hoover
President Roosevelt
President Wilson
Your question is… What Battalion or Squadron were the
Tuskegee airmen in?
761th Battalion
614th Destroyer Battalion
99th Squadron
Your question is… Who was the highest ranking African
American officer in the U.S. Army?
Captain Merryl David
First Officer Leroy Homer
Benjamin O. Davis
Your question is… How many people lived in government
housing in the 1940’s?
Nearly 1
million
Nearly 2
million
Nearly 3
million
Your question is… How many Mexican Americans received
the medal of honor by the end of the war?
17 23 19
Your question is… What did the President create to
enforce order 8802?
Fair Employment Union
Commission
Fair Employme
nt Practices
Commssion
Equal Employme
nt Commissio
n
Your question is… What was the greatest symbol of the
campaign to hire women?
Sara the Magnifice
nt
Carly the Motivator
Rosie the Riviter
The 1940’sDid you know…
That the U.S.’s National debt was $43 Billion dollars?
That the population was 132,122,000?
That the number of unemployed was 8,120,000?
Did you know… That Antarctica was made a continent?
That only 55% of American homes had in-door plumbing?
That minimum wage was $ .43?