New Deal and WWII in GA

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.

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.

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt frequently visit Georgia before and during his time in office? 

•  To visit his house at Warm Springs and receive medical treatment.
•  He felt the key to winning World War II was getting Georgia’s support.
•  Because he did not enjoy being in the Northeast.
•  His family was instrumental in Georgia politics at the time.

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.

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

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

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.

In the Spring of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a bill which allowed him to sell, loan, or give war material to countries for their defense against Axis forces. This bill was known as the

• Lend-Lease Act.
• Cash and Carry Act.
• European Recovery Program.
• Destroyers for Bases Agreement.

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.

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned a great deal of recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were

• Japanese Americans
• Asian Americans
• African Americans
• Mexican Americans