SS8H9 WWII in Georgia

Why was the bombing of Pearl Harbor a significant event during World War II?

•  It was the first use of nuclear weapons in war.
•  It put an end to the lend lease program.
•  It prevented Japan from invading the United States.
•  It caused the United States to get involved in the war.

World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 

• The Cold War
• The Dust Bowl
• The Great Depression

policy allowing allied troops to borrow or lease supplies from US

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

Savannah and Brunswick were important to Georgia’s efforts in World War II in which way?

•  Those are the two places where most of Georgia’s infantry were trained.
•  Franklin Roosevelt used those locations as his primary headquarters in Georgia.
•  A large number of military ships and sea vessels were built in the shipyards in these cities.
•  These were the two cities selected to build Bell Aircrafts.

President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• France was invaded by Germany.
• Japan invaded the Philippines.

When war erupted in Europe in 1939, the response of the United States was

• to remain neutral.
• to assist only Britain.
• to immediately commit combat troops to the European front.
• to send troops to Europe, but not engage the enemy in battle.

These details describe what Georgia politician?

• Dean Rusk
• Carl Vinson
• William J. Harris
• Richard B. Russell, Jr.

During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for

• building Liberty ships.
• manufacturing airplanes.
• having strong military bases.
• having military training camps.

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.

“Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.   The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific."       Franklin D. Roosevelt
    The quote above describes what event?

• Hiroshima
• D-Day
• Pearl Harbor