Women
Japanese Americans
Mexican Americans
Zoot Suit Riots
Native Americans
100
What was the name of the fictional woman who represented the working woman contributing to the war effort?
Rosie the Riveter
100

This term refers to the forced relocation and confinement of over 120,000 Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II. What is it?

 Internment Camps

100

 During WWII, this group of Mexican American men formed a highly decorated Army unit known for their bravery in Europe. Who are they?

The 158th Regimental Combat Team

100
What was associated with Mexican youth culture besides the Zoot Suit?
Jazz dance clubs and gambling
100

Native Americans played a crucial role in transmitting secret messages during World War II.

Code Talkers

200
In the theme of Rosie the Riveter, what did Fortune magazine say was going to allow the US to win the war?
Women Power!
200

 Issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, this executive order authorized the internment of Japanese Americans. What is the number of this executive order?

 Executive Order 9066

200

Skill highly sought after during the war an important work in cryptology, communications and interpretation.

Bilingualism

200
Where was Jose Diaz' dead body found?
Sleepy Lagoon
200

The first type of code they created consisted of 26 Navajo terms that stood for individual English letters that could be used to spell out a word.

 Type 1 code

300
Give 3 examples of jobs women acquired BESIDES working in the factories.
maintained trains and rails, drove city buses and taxicabs, delivered the mail, repaired automobiles, broadcast radio, print press, picked crops, bank tellers and salespersons, plumbers and roofers, provided daycare services
300

In this landmark Supreme Court case, the court upheld the constitutionality of the internment of Japanese Americans. What is the name of the plaintiff in this case?

Fred Korematsu v. United States

300

On the Home Front Thousands of Latino men and women on the Home Front worked on/in

Railroads, in mines, shipyard and airplane factories

300
What were Zoot Suiters called, which translates as juvenile delinquents?
Pachucos
300

This code contained words that could be directly translated from English into Navajo

Type 2 Code

400
What happened to most women's jobs after the war ended and the men came home?
Most of the women lost or gave up their jobs.
400

Despite facing discrimination at home, many Japanese Americans served bravely in the U.S. military during World War II. What is the name of the all-Japanese American unit that became the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in U.S. military history?

442nd Regimental Combat Team

 Nisei Regiment

 

400

 A shortage of manual labor jeopardized the war effort, so the US government allowed 50,000 Mexican agricultural workers workers to come as guest workers to the United States.

 The Bracero Program

400
Where did the Zoot Suit Riots occur?
Los Angeles
400

A tradition that was not only about killing others in war, but also keeping the peace and protecting one’s land and family.


The Warrior Tradition

500
Women's experiences during the war would ultimately lead to what movement later on?
Women's rights (gender equality)
500

After the end of World War II, the Japanese Americans who had been interned were gradually released. What term is commonly used to describe the process of these individuals returning to their homes and communities?

Resettlement

500

After the War Latinos felt their efforts and sacrifices during the war had earned them equal rights. But, Latinos, like other minority groups in the United States, faced discrimination when they returned from war.

Latino and Chicano Civil Rights Movements

500
Chester Himes referred to the Zoot Riots as what?
Race Riots
500

Native American soldiers were pushed into situations such as forcing them to shoot something, as they believed Native Americans had perfect accuracy

Stereotypes of Native Americans

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