Chapter 23

Quiz for Document 23-5: Women’s Safety Garments (1943)

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Question 1

The poster in the background of the photograph of the two factory workers reads, “America’s answer: Production!” To what is “production” the answer?A. Foreign aggression
B. Gender discrimination
C. Social unrest
D. Growing unemployment

Question 2

What is the message that the U.S. government intends to send to Americans with this promotional photograph?A. Foreign adversaries have undermined traditional American family values.
B. The “home front” is not as important to the war effort as the battlefront.
C. The war effort is every American’s patriotic duty.
D. Work in war plants is easy and safe.

Question 3

Why is this promotion of industrial production and factory work targeted specifically at American women?A. American women thought factory work was beneath them.
B. There was a labor shortage of men due to the military draft.
C. Most American women were opposed to the war.
D. Women were seen as the most attractive models for public service messages.