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World War II #02
GA 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Standards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does mobilize mean? | To prepare for war |
| What happened to the armed forces in the United States in the 1920s and the 1930s? | The armed forces got much smaller during the 1920s and 1930s. |
| How did factories in the United States change after we entered World War II? | Factories changed from making consumer goods (clothes, cars, household goods, etc.) to making goods for war (uniforms, tanks, weapons, etc.) |
| Who was "Rosie the Riveter"? | That was the name given to all women who got jobs during World War II. |
| Why were so many women and African Americans able to get jobs in factories during World War II? | Because all the men who had been working in the factories were off fighting in the war. |
| What is a homefront? | The people back home who are not fighting in the war |
| How did people on the homefront help during the war? | Rationing goods Planting Victory Gardens Working in factories |
| What is a newsreel? | A short news film that reports current events. |
| What were some of the goods that were rationed during World War II? | Gasoline Rubber Coffee Sugar |
| What were internment camps? | Temporary locations set up in the United States where Japanese Americans were sent to live during World War II |
| Why were people sent to internment camps in the United States? | Japanese Americans were sent to live in internment camps because people were afraid they would act as spies and try to get information about America to Japan. |
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