SS8H9 GA in WW2

Who first called Atlanta the "city too busy to hate"?

• Eugene Talmadge
• Ivan Allen
• Ellis Arnall
• William Hartsfield

Who worked to remove the poll tax so all citizens could vote? 

• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge
• Eugene Talmadge
• Melvin Thompson

What was the 1st professional sport team in Atlanta during this time period?

• Braves
• Falcons
• Hawks
• Thrashers 

What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?

• Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.
• . Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.
• Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.

“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

What factory was opened in Marietta which created B-29 Bombers for the Allied Powers? 

• Shipyards
• Fieldale
  
• Bell Bomber Plant
• Pearl Harbor

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 Bell Bomber Plant affect Georgia and the United States during WWII?

• planes at this plant were built in Marietta, Georgia and helped the state add people to the workforce, which helped Georgia to get out of the Great Depression
• more people traveled by plane
• It didn't affect Georgia

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