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Women and the War
Designed By: Carly and Anna

  1. What three jobs did women on the home front take on as the war progressed? Go to this website to find the answer: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/rosie.htm
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  2. Before Pearl Harbor was bombed, the Army Nurse Corps had 1,000 nurses on duty. Six months after Pearl Harbor was bombed, how many more nurses where recruited? This website holds the answer: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/72-14/72-14.htm
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  3. During World War II, how many Canadian women volunteered for military service? This website will have the answer: http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/Women/
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  4. How many branches of service could Australian women go into during WWII? Name three. To find the answer, go to this website: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/ww2.htm
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  5. By 1942, what percent of the ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) were women? To answer this question, go to: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wasp/wasp13.htm
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  6. How many women were awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star combined? This website has the answer: http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets5.html
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  7. What Cities were the WACs stationed in? If you want to answer this question, go to: http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets5.html
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  8. Over 45,000 Canadian women signed up for military duty.  How many were selected? http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/Women/ is where this answer is located.
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  9. In 1930, it was decided that the War Department could not recruit women pilots because women were considered " utterly feasible", and too "high-strung".   Who wrote Eleanor Roosevelt in 1930 to suggest that in case of a national emergency women pilots could be used? This answer is located at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wasp/wasp1.htm
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  10. What was Noor Inayat Khan’s code name? What was her cover name while in Germany, and what was her cover occupation? http://www.64-baker-street.org/ is where you can find this answer!
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