In what ways did World War II have an impact on American women?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Most students will quickly point to Rosie the Riveter and the WACs. These are certainly good places to start. Record numbers of women were able to find industrial employment, and breaking with tradition, the armed forces expanded the breadth of positions that women were allowed to hold. But stronger students will recognize that most women neither took industrial jobs nor joined the military. They will point to the "V-girls," the flood of families moving to industrial cities, and the rise in marriage and divorce rates.
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According to the 2012 updating of the 2010 census for Texas, Hispanics/Latinos made up ___________ percent of the state’s population
A. 10 B. 15 C. 38 D. 51
As a result of wartime revenue acts,
a. the government was able to fund the war fully through increased taxes. b. corporations paid more in taxes than did individual workers. c. rises in the real income of Americans declined due to tax increases. d. the number of Americans paying income tax increased significantly.
What did Americans generally think was the most important ingredient in any successful republican government?
a. Free public education b. Guarantees of individual property rights c. The right to vote for all adult white males d. A written constitution with a bill of rights e. The virtue of the citizens
According to the video in the introduction, what was a common characteristic of the English colonies?
A) obedient B) loyal C) self-reliant D) religious