America Goes to War Sacrifices and Shortages- Episode 3 1. The war brought full _______________________ to America 2.

American factories had stopped manufacturing civilian goods like washing machines and _______________________. 3. Al Smith narrated a government film about life on the ____________________. 4. Because of meat rationing, people ate a lot more ____________________. 5. What kind of flag was in every window? ______________________________ 6. Americans foraged through all their stuff to find stuff that could be ________________________ down to make guns, tanks, or planes. 7. Women sacrificed what type of clothing [name one of the two mentioned]? __________________________________________ 8. Name one of the two things mentioned that recycled rubber was used for during wartime._____________________________________________________ 9. When the man brings his car to the scrap yard to donate it, what does the sign say behind him?________________________________________________________ 10. How many gallons of gas were Americans allowed to buy a week.____________ 11. Most people received gasoline _________ cards. [what letter?] 12. Workers received gasoline ____________ cards. [what letter?] 13. Emergency workers received gasoline ____________ cards. [what letter?] 14. Put away the Buicks and use the ___________________. 15. How many shoes were people rationed a year? _____________ 16. Bugs Bunny tries to convince the American public to buy what? _________________

17. While talking about childrens involvement to help the war effort, the song that plays states Lets put the ax to the ______________. 18. What kind of rationing irritated Americans most? _____________________ 19. How many points of groceries were you allowed every month? _____________ 20. How many pounds of meat were people allowed to buy a week? _____________ 21. The most common black market transaction during the war was what? _______________________________________ 22. The 3lb Porter House steak was brought out to the stage protected by what? __________________________ 23. Whose example did we follow by turning our back yards in to Victory Gardens? ______________________________ 24. Before the war, most Americans paid no __________________ but by the Fall of 43 almost all Americans were paying some.

KEY 1. Employment 2. Refrigerators 3. Home Front 4. Fish 5. Service Flags 6. Melted 7. Nylons or Girdles 8. Tanks, Planes 9. Scrap Metal for Victory 10. 4 11. A 12. B 13. X 14. Feet 15. 2 16. War Bonds 17. Axis 18. Food 19. 48 20. 2 21. Butcher to customer/ Meat selling 22. Armed Guard 23. British 24. Income Tax