Georgia's Role in WWII

What were some of the consequences of the Lend-Lease system?     

• The US was able to rebuild its economy after the Great Depression by building supplies
• The US was able to supply the Allied powers with supplies that it needed
• This led to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the US became involved in the war.
• All of the above answers are correct

Which best describes the Lend-Lease system during WWII?

• The US had supplies lent or leased to them from the Axis powers
• The US had supplies lent or leased to them from the Allies
• The US lent or leased supplies to the Axis powers
• The US lent or leased supplies to the Allies      

Why was Franklin Roosevelt popular with Georgia’s citizens?  Select the BEST answer.  

• he helped farmers with the Agricultural Adjustment Act
• The Little White House was the first house with electricity.
• Roosevelt liked Georgia and helped it due to his visits to the Little White House at Warm Springs
• His New Deal programs put many Georgians to work, and helped many people during the Great Depression.

What was the Holocaust?        

• It was the systematic killing of around 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
• It was the imprisonment of 3 million Soviet troops
• It was the segregation of whites and blacks in the American South
• All of the answers are correct

policy allowing allied troops to borrow or lease supplies from US

• purchase agreement
• cash and carry
• supply and demand
• lend-lease act

desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups

• avoidance
• isolationism
• stalemate
• internationalism

Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 

•  The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.
•  The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain
•  The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
•  The United States secretly sank German submarines.

What role did Bell Aircraft play during WWII? Choose all that apply.

• Area where Alexander Graham Bell created the world’s first B-29 Bomber

• Factory that built B-29 bombers; largest aircraft assembly plant in the world

• Employed men and women, the disabled, African Americans, young, and old providing them with a salary which helped them recover from the Depression.

• Served as a factory to produce stealth fighter planes that were designed to be small in size and undetectable by the enemy.

What did Carl Vinson do during the time leading up to World War II?

• convinced Congress to become active in the war
• developed technologies to increase military power
• organized strikes and supported better pay for workers
• worked for more defense spending and built up the military

 How did the state of Georgia contribute to the United States during World War II?

• With the various military bases such as Fort Benning and Camp Gordon  
• With the Bell Bomber Plant that built planes.   
• With the shipyards at Savannah and Brunswick
• All of the above are correct