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Where did Georgia build its ships during World War II?
a) Atlanta and Oglethorpe
b) Savannah and Brunswick
c) Darien and Tybee Island
d) St. Simons Island and Wolf Island
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
a) Pearl Harbor is noticeably close to Japan and they were threatened that US would attack them too.
b) they had a very extended navy and strong fleet of warships
c) They were apart of the military
d) They were on direct order from the rest of the Axis powers to pull off this maneuver
What was the purpose of the Land-Lease Act?
a) The act of sending supplies, weapons, and money to another country to help them.
b) The act of helping young men gain jobs.
c) Sold land in Georgia but was a huge scam of money. It then caused two new states to be formed afterwards.
d) An act that led to the Two-Ocean Navy.
What was Carl Vinson's nickname?
a) Large Marge
b) The father of the two-ocean navy
c) The father of the whole ocean navy
d) big boy bob
What kind of ships were built in Brunswick and Savannah?
a) Liberty Ships
b) United Ships
c) Supply Ships
d) Kitty Ships
Who attacked Pearl Harbor?
a) Russia
b) Gemany
c) Japan
d) America
Which event was MOST important to the industrial development of Georgia and a shift in the state's economy away from a reliance on agriculture?
a) The Vietnam War
b) The Great Depression
c) Reconstruction
d) World War II
American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the U.S. entering World War II.
a) Pearl Harbor
b) The Pentagon
c) Pearls of Sand
d) The White House
An act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military bases
a) Sedition Act
b) Yazoo Land Fraud
c) Lend Lease Act
d) The Zimmerman Telegram
factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.
a) Blue Bell Factory
b) Bell Bomber Plant
c) Linkedin
d) The Lakers
How were Richard Russell's and Carl Vinson's approaches to growing Georgia's economy similar or different?
a) Both of them used their government positions to improve the state’s education system and reduce unemployment.
b) Russell advocated for increasing state government spending, while Vinson advocated for reducing state income taxes.
c) Both of them used their government positions to bring military bases to the state and provide new job opportunities.
d) Russell advocated for reducing state income taxes, while Vinson advocated for increasing state government spending.
What was a Bell Bomber Plant and what were its contributions to Georgia?
a) Located in Marietta, Ga, used to build B-29 bombers, employed thousands of georgians, and helped end the Great Depression
b) It built atomic bombs for World War 2
c) Shipyards located in Savannah and Brunswick used to build Liberty ships
d) Created by FDR to build Liberty Ships.
What is one of the contributions that Georgia made to World War II?
a) Liberty ships
b) War strategies
c) food
d) cattle
How were Savannah and Brunswick economically impacted by World War II?
a) The need for Liberty ships for the war effort helped create thousands of jobs in the cities' shipyards.
b) Unemployment rose sharply as factories closed due to declining consumer demand.
c) Farmers grew wealthy as the cities became major agricultural producers for the military.
d) Business profits declined due to a mass migration to Marietta following the opening of a bomber plant.
Georgia's Bell Bomber Plant built what in the war?
a) B-29 airplanes
b) Liberty ships
c) 757 Airlines
d) Helicopters
Why was Carl Vinson given the Nickname 'Father of the two ocean Navy'?
a) it refers to the great Lakes and the Navy able to traverse
b) It refers to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, on both sides of America
c) It refers to the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, addressing the Japanese and Russian threat
d) It refers to the incredible battleships, each of which was named after an ocean, which were commanded by Vinson
Which statement MOST accurately compares how military base construction in Georgia during World War I compared to military base construction in Georgia during World War II?
a) During both World Wars, significant military base construction occurred across the state of Georgia.
b) During both World Wars, little military base construction occurred in Georgia, compared to other states like Alabama.
c) In World War I, military bases were only constructed near Atlanta. In World War II, military bases were only near port towns.
d) In World War I, military bases in Georgia were mostly for the Air Force. In World War II, military bases were mostly for Navy
What year did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur on?
a) 1940
b) 1941
c) 1942
d) 1943
Who is Richard Russell?
a) a governor who hated New Deal policies
b) A Georgia governor and senator who worked with the Armed Services Committee and wanted a powerful military
c) A president of the United States that worked to heal the nation's Great Depression
d) the nickname given to the largest potato at the potato-growing competition for being the largest
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