U.S. History World War II

Richard Russell and Carl Vinson played important roles in Georgia during WWII by

• bringing new military bases to the state

• overseeing the creation of a National Guard

• lowering taxes on families with loved ones overseas

• ordering all men of military age to sign up for the draft

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

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Federal Housing Authority Act

• Social Security Act

• GI BIll

What happened to Germany after World War II

• It was left to become it's own new nation again

• It was taken over completely by Soviet Union

• The allies helped it become a democratic nation

• It was split in two, East communist and West democratic

The nation created after World War II as a homeland for displaced Jews was

• Palestine

• the Soviet Union

• Czechoslovakia

• Israel

The Cold War is BEST defined as...

• a great struggle for world dominance after WWII

• A series of bombing between the United States and Soviet Union

• the struggle between democracy and communism around the world after WWII

• a struggle between fascism and democracy around the world after WWII

Which group later investigated the political ideology and actions of many people associated with this film?

• The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The Motion Picture Association of America

The trends in this list all occurred as result of -

• an increase in immigration after World War II

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• reductions in peacetime defense spending

• economic prosperity following World War II

The data presented on this graph illustrate an  economic effect of --

• the rapid demobilization of U.S. defense industries   after World War II

• the federal domestic programs created as part of the Great   Society

• incentives offered under the Bracero Program to temporary   laborers

• assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers returning   from World War II