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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.

How did Georgia’s military bases help during World War II?       

• they gave jobs to the people of Georgia, which helped its economy
• they trained soldiers to fight in the war
• they housed prisoners of war
• all of the above are correct

 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

How did World War II pull the state of Georgia out of depression?   

• Men like Carl Vinson and Richard Russell lobbied to get military installations in Georgia
• Industries like the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta put people to work
• Shipyards in Savannah and Brunswick built ships and put people to work
• All of the above answers are correct

What was built at the Brunswick and Savannah shipyards?         

• Cargo ships for the military
• cruise ships for the military
• Air Force bases
• bombers

How did men like Carl Vinson and Richard Russell have an influence on Georgia’s economy?

• The state of Georgia was used to build many new military projects
• Both men worked with the government to increase military projects
• Both men worked with the government to increase military spending
• all of the above are correct

Which side did the United States take during WWII?    

• the US sided with the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan
• the US sided with the Allied Powers of Britain, France, and the Soviet Union (USSR)
  

Why did the United States enter WWII?    

• The US didn’t enter WWII – it remained neutral
• The US was attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii  
• Great Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked the US for its help

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      

The ______________________  of 1929  triggered The Great Depression.

• International Cotton Expo
• Atlanta Race Riot
• stock market crash
• New Deal