WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two people were influential in getting women into the military?
A
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
B
Eleanor Roosevelt and General Marshal
C
President Roosevelt and General Mac Arthur
D
Rosie the Riveter and Eleanor Roosevelt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At first many men did not want women in the armed forces. It was Eleanor Roosevelt and General George Marshall who eventually got the WAC approved. Later, women troops were such good soldiers that some leaders suggested that women should be drafted.

Detailed explanation-2: -The character of “Rosie the Riveter” first began as a song inspired by war worker Rosalind P. Walter. After high school, 19 year old Rosalind began working as a riveter on Corsair fighter planes at the Vought Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Rosie the Riveter” was an iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to join the World War II effort with the declaration that “We Can Do It!” The “We Can Do It!” poster was aimed at boosting morale among workers in the World War II factories producing war materiel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Though Rockwell’s image may be a commonly known version of Rosie the Riveter, her prototype was actually created in 1942 by a Pittsburgh artist named J. Howard Miller, and was featured on a poster for Westinghouse Electric Corporation under the headline “We Can Do It!”

Detailed explanation-5: -Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military.

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