World War Two: Lesson Nine

Part One: Video Lesson

Part Two: Practice Questions

1. Why might industry have slowed during the 1930’s in America?

A. The majority of the population was angered by the economic state and too stubborn to work for less.
B. Companies could not afford basic supplies and/or the cost of employees.
C. People were buying more stocks than ever and didn’t need to work anymore.

Answer: B. Companies could not afford basic supplies and/or the cost of employees.

2. War may have been a positive economic decision for America because:

A. It allowed men, who were out of a work, an opportunity to fight. It also allowed factories to open again in order to make war supplies.
B. It encouraged people to work as an excuse to get out of joining the war cause.
C. People lacked patriotism and wanted fascism to make its way to America.

Answer: A. It allowed men, who were out of a work, an opportunity to fight. It also allowed factories to open again in order to make war supplies.

3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to December 7, 1941, as “a day that will live in infamy”. What can we infer about the meaning of the word “infamy”?

A. It means revenge– it seems like the President is at last ready to retaliate against Japan.
B. It means betrayal– it seems like that the President is sad that Japan has broken their treaty of friendship.
C. It means remembering something for being bad– it seems like the President is mourning over the actions in an attempt to seek justice.

Answer: C. It means remembering something for being bad– it seems like the President is mourning over the actions and will attempt to seek justice from the loss.