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HCHenry

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The World War II War Production Board was created to
 
  A) regulate production of military equipment.
  B) insure that the military branches were producing military equipment efficiently.
  C) regulate the railroad system and airplane industries.
  D) ration vital materials like rubber and gasoline.
  E) allocate materials, limit the production of civilian goods, and distribute contracts among workers.

Question 2

Which of these statements does not describe women's experience as workers in defense plants?
 
  A) They were nicknamed Rosie the Riveter.
  B) Women were told by the government that it was their patriotic duty to work in war industries.
  C) Most of the war workers were single and under age thirty.
  D) Their jobs included traditional men's work of tending blast furnaces, operating cranes, welding and shipbuilding.
  E) Many women were forced into women-only jobs, and those in manufacturing earned 65 of what men earned.



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ErinKing

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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

C




HCHenry

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Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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