Minnesota Companies
This Minnesota company made military clothing during World War II.
What is Munsingwear?
These people were excused from military service during World War II due to the shortage of workers in their field. (No pun intended!)
Who are farmers?
What it's called when people are allowed a limited amount of something.
What is rationing?
Men and women served in all 5 branches of the military during World War II. Name those branches.
What are the Navy, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and Airforce? (The Airforce was just breaking off from the Army as its own branch.)
World War II in Europe began when _______________________________.
What is Germany invaded Poland in 1939?
This Minnesota company manufactured portable bridges and pontoons in World War II.
What is Crown Iron Works?
Minnesota state government urged these people to help out more with farm work during the war.
Who were women, children, and the elderly?
The U.S. government issued __________________________ to limit the amount of certain items that people could buy.
What are ration stamps or ration books?
Some Dakota and Ojibwe people (along with other American Indian tribes) served a special role in the war as ______________________________.
What are code talkers?
The 3 major Axis nations were ________________________.
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
This Minnesota company made military huts during World War II.
What is Andersen Corporation?
The farm worker shortage was so severe that the U.S. government brought in German and Italian _________________________ to help with farming.
Who were POWs (Prisoners of war)?
Some people planted __________________________ to grown their own food supply and help out with shortages.
What were Victory gardens?
African American people served in ___________________________ units in World War II.
What is segregated?
Some of the largest Allied nations were ____________________________________________.
What are Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States?
This company made SPAM luncheon meat during World War II (and still does).
What is Hormel?
During World War II farm workers immigrated from which countries to work on Minnesota farms?
What is Mexico, Jamaica, and Barbados?
When people heard a particular food was going to be rationed they would __________________________ to be sure they would have enough for future needs.
What is stock up?
Japanese Americans served at the Military Intelligence Service and Language School at _________________________________________.
What is Fort Snelling?
At first the United States stayed out of the war. The U.S. entered the war after this event.
What was the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941?
This Minnesota company manufactured ammunition, bullet casings, and weapons during World War II.
What is Twin Cities Ordnance?
Prisoners of war were housed at ____________________________________.
Bonus: The closest one to Annandale was located in what town.
What were POW camps?
What is Howard Lake?
When particular food items ran short or ran out, people usually found they could ________________________.
What is get by with less?
Women served in new divisions of the military in World War II. Name at least one.
What were WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots), WAC (Women's Army Corp), and WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service)?
The war in Asia ended shortly after this event in 1945.
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.