SS8H9: Georgia and WWII PreTest

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

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      

What is the best explanation why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to surprise and destroy the U.S. Navy in the Pacific ocean so it would expand it's Empire

• The United States had already declared war on Germany and Japan and Japan wanted to attack first

• Japan was responding to threats made by the United States Navy

• Japan was following orders from Germany to attack the U.S. Navy

Like during World War I, one of Georgia's main contributions to the World War II war effort was

• Training troops at military bases throughout the state

• Helping develop the atomic bomb

• Producing fabric for soldier's uniforms

• Training African-American pilots at the Tuskegee Institute

Due to demand for workers in factories during the war, which part of the population was employed in large numbers for the first time?

• Women

• African-American Men

• Children

• The elderly

What was the name of the factory that opened in Marietta, GA and brought industry to Cobb County for the first time?

• Bell Bomber

• Boeing Aircraft

• Rolls Royce Engines

• Northrop Bomber

How did the cities of Savannah and Brunswick Georgia benefit from World War II?

• The shipyards and ports employed hundreds of workers to help build Naval ships

• The cities became major training centers for the Army.

• They became centers for building bombers

• They became major training centers for the Air Force

The U.S. Senator from Georgia that helped get 15 military bases built in Georgia

• Richard B. Russell

• Carl Vinson

• Herman Talmadge

• William B. Hartsfield

The U.S. Representative from Georgia that was a supporter of the "two ocean Navy", which led to increased shipbuilding

• Carl Vinson

• Richard B. Russell

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• William B. Hartsfield