R. Russell and C. Vinson

R. Russell and C. Vinson

Multiple Choice

I believe my greatest accomplishment was the passage of the National School Lunch Act

• Richard Russell
• Carl Vinson
• William Hartsfield
• Eugene Talmadge

Multiple Choice

What role did the Bell Aircraft play during World War II? 

• They built B-29 bombers here in GA 
• Put Georgians to work
• Helped stabilize the economy 
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Richard Russell and Carl Vinson played important roles in Georgia during WWII  by

• bringing new military bases to the state
• overseeing the creation of a National Guard
• lowering taxes on families with loved ones overseas
• ordering all men of military age to sign up for the draft

Multiple Choice

What role did Rep. Carl Vinson play in Georgia's success in building ships for the war effort during World War II? (38a, DOK1)

• He held job fairs in the South to find workers for the shipyards.

• He approved government funding to build housing for shipyard workers.

• He persuaded Congress to pass a bill that made it easier to build ships quickly.

• He convinced a shipbuilding company to open plants in Savannah and Brunswick.

Multiple Choice

What manufacturing facility built many of the Liberty Ships? (AKS 39b, DOK1)

• Bell Bomber/Bell Manufacturing

• Bell Aircraft and Military bases

• Brunswick and Savannah shipyards

• Bell shipyards/Bell Manufacturing LLC

Multiple Choice

I was nicknamed the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

• Richard Russell
• Carl Vinson