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What BEST explains how the widespread adoption of synthetic fibers affected farming in Georgia?

• fewer acres were devoted to cotton production
• cotton was replaced with other agricultural products like pecans, poultry, and pine trees
• new crops that replaced cotton production required fewer farmers
• the rise of synthetic fibers increased the movement from farms to the city
• more acres were devoted to cotton production

The United States entered World War II because of what event?

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor
• the sinking of the Lusitania
• the invasion of Poland
• the invasion of California

Which of the following has the events in proper chronological order?

• Lend-Lease Act--United States enters WWII--Japan attacks Pearl Harbor--Dictators rise to power in Europe
• Dictators rise to power in Europe--Lend-Lease Act--Japan attacks Pearl Harbor--United States enters WWII
• Dictators rise to power in Europe--Japan attacks Pearl Harbor--Lend-Lease Act--United States enters WWII

He was known as the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy” and served over 50 years in the House of Representatives. Who was he?

• Carl Vinson
• Richard Russell
• Eugene Talmadge
• FDR

What critical war item was built in the shipyards of Brunswick and Savannah?

• Liberty Ships
• Battleships
• the Atomic Bomb
• aircraft carriers

Bell Aircraft transformed this sleepy rural outpost of Atlanta when it began building bombers here during World War II.

• Roswell
• Carrollton
• Marietta
• Waycross

During the Second World War, the government created what character to recruit female industrial workers?

• Nervous Nelly
• Iron Lady
• Rosie the Riveter
• Blue-collar Betty

In a presentation slide on Military Bases in Georgia during World War Two, which of the following would be included as reasons for the huge number of military installations in Georgia?

• warm, mild climate for yearlong training
• extensive rail network
• access to deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick
• work of representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate
• large urban population

Which of the following BEST explains the large number of military installations and the valuable defense contracts enjoyed by Georgia during the war years?

• Carl Vinson and Richard Russell used their positions of power and the personal ties Roosevelt had to the state to gain military bases and defense contracts.
• Georgia had the highest population of skilled workers in the nation.
• The superior higher education system established by Eugene Talmadge attracted government contracts.
• Jimmy Carter negotiated incredible deals with FDR to gain favors and military spending in the state.

He forged close ties with FDR as a Senator from Georgia and was instrumental in bringing military dollars to the state during the war. Who was he?

• Carl Vinson
• Richard Russell
• William Hartsfield
• Ivan Allen, Jr.