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World War 2 African Americans in the War The Home Front

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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

AttacksKasikaje 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

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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… How much money did the U.S. spend on

WW2?

300 billion

270 billion

240 billion

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

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Your question is… What was the greatest symbol of the

campaign to hire women?

Sara the Magnifice

ntCarly 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?

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