World War II Home Front Trivia Challenge
From victory gardens and ration books to factory posters, scrap drives, blackouts, war bonds, V-mail, and civilian labor, this challenge looks at how everyday Americans supported the war effort from home during World War II.
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Trivia Study Guide ›
- Which scrap item were Americans urged to save because it could help make explosives?
- What was the usual purchase price of a Series E war bond with a $25 maturity value?
- Which famous slogan appeared on a wartime factory poster later linked with Rosie the Riveter?
- What was V-mail designed to save by photographing letters onto microfilm?
- During wartime blackout drills, what were households chiefly expected to hide from outside view?
- What name was given to home and community gardens planted to stretch the food supply?
- What was the name of the wartime program that brought Mexican laborers to work in U.S. agriculture and railroads?
- Which campaign linked victory abroad with victory against racial discrimination at home?
- Which board directed companies to shift factories from civilian goods to military production?
- Which household staple was the first food rationed nationally in the United States during World War II?
- Which federal agency ran most civilian rationing programs in the United States during the war?
- Which 1943 poster warned Americans not to reveal information that might aid the enemy?
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