SS8H9 WWII

Why was the Lend-Lease Act signed into law?

• The government planned to share nuclear technology with the Allied Powers.

• The government believed that communist spies were working in the White House.

• The government wanted to remain neutral by giving weapons to all sides in World War II.

• The government feared that the Allied Powers would be defeated by the Axis Powers.

Which action was authorized by the Lead-Lease Act?

• detaining Japanese Americans in camps

• transferring weapons to Great Britain

• imprisoning young men for draft evasion

• bombing German targets in France

What caused the dramatic shift in the American public's opinion regarding military intervention overseas?

• The Japanese attacked the United States on its own soil.

• The Germans attacked the United States on its own soil.

• German U-boats attacked and sank a US civilian ship.

• The Japanese navy attacked and sank a US civilian ship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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