The WWII Home Front

1. Click here to start The WWII Home Front A WWII Jeopardy Game created by: The National WWII Museum • Instructions: • Click on the question you want to answer • Click the Answer button to reveal the answer • Click on the Home button to return to the main board • Keep score to see how you did • GOOD LUCK!

2. Instructions for Playing this WWII Jeopardy Game There are several ways to play this game. Choose the style you want. Who can play? You can play by yourself, against another person, or have two teams play against each other. How do you play? If you are playing with more than one person, you can play a buzzer-type game where the first team to ring in gets a chance to answer; or you can just take turns back and forth trying to answer questions. How do your keep score? You can simply add up the points you get for correct answers or, to make the game more exciting, you can also deduct points for incorrect answers (this can lead to negative points!). Click here to continue

3. Rationing Posters Women Misc. 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

4. Row 1, Col 1 Click here for answer Books • Which one of the following was not rationed on the Home Front during WWII? • Meat • Shoes • Books • Sugar

5. Click here for answer Propaganda • “A systematic campaign to persuade people to believe and act in a certain way through the use of a variety of media; usually government produced or directed.” • Is this the definition of: • Advertisement • Hypnosis • “The Big Lie” • Propaganda Row 1, Col 2

6. Click here for answer We Can Do It! What slogan belongs at the top of this poster? Row 1, Col 3

7. Click here for answer We have nothing to fear but fear itself Which one of the following slogans was not common on the Home Front during WWII? Remember Pearl Harbor We’re All in this Together We Did It Before, We’ll Do It Again We Have Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself Row 1, Col 4

8. Click here for answer The Japanese took over rubber-growing areas of Southeast Asia Tires were rationed during WWII because rubber was in short supply. Why was there not enough rubber? Row 2, Col 1

9. Click here for answer Germany; a German soldier; or the enemy Who’s watching you? Row 2, Col 2

10. Click here for answer Rosie the Riveter What was the nickname given to American women who worked in defense factories during WWII? Row 2, Col 3

11. Click here for answer The radio • During WWII, most Americans got their news about the war from: • the radio • TV • the Internet • “loose lips” Row 2, Col 4

12. Click here for answer Victory Gardens What did Americans call the vegetables their grew in their yards to supplement their rationed food? Row 3, Col 1

13. Click here for answer If you are drafted you won’t get your choice of service branches What does “Choose Now While You Can” mean on this poster? Row 3, Col 2

14. Click here for answer Eleanor Roosevelt This wife of a U.S. president supported African American workers’ rights during and after WWII. Row 3, Col 3

15. Click here for answer Recycling • Scrap drives during WWII most closely resemble what activity today? • Joy Riding • Garage Sales • Recycling • Scrapbooking Row 3, Col 4

16. Click here for answer True In the United States during WWII, every member of the family received ration books, even babies. True or False? Row 4, Col 1

17. Click here for answer War Bonds • What was this poster encouraging Americans to buy? • Airplanes • Uniforms • War bonds • Ration stamps Row 4, Col 2

18. Click here for answer Women’s Army Corps What does WAC stand for? Row 4, Col 3

19. Click here for answer Arsenal of Democracy • President Roosevelt urged Americans to produce enough war materials to support our Allies. He said the U.S. should be an: • Object of Desire • Incubator of Freedom • Enterprise of Liberty • Arsenal of Democracy Row 4, Col 4

20. Click here for answer Office of Price Administration • Ration books and stamps were distributed to Americans by the U.S. government’s OPA. What did OPA stand for? • Office of Price Administration • Official Production Agency • Over Price Adjustments • Ordnance Policies Authority Row 5, Col 1

21. Click here for answer Germany, Italy, and Japan Which three country’s leaders are caricatured on this poster? Row 5, Col 2

22. Click here for answer True Most American women who went to work during WWII wanted to kept their jobs when the war ended. True or False? Row 5, Col 3

23. Click here for answer Lend-Lease • What was the name of the program under which most wartime aid was delivered to our Allies? • We’re All in this Together • UNESCO • Lend-Lease • Cash and Carry Row 5, Col 4