Standard 9 and 10

Question 1

The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941 after the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Answer 1

World war 2 (1919-1945)

Question 2

act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment
to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military bases.

Answer 2

Lend-Lease act (1941)

Question 3

American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941
resulted in the U.S. entering World War II.

Answer 3

Pearl harbor

Question 4

a political philosophy in which total powers are given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied.

Answer 4

Fascism

Question 5

factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.

Answer 5

Bell bomber plant

Question 6

served as a training grounds for soldiers preparing to go to war

Answer 6

Military bases

Question 7

Georgia’s two deep water ports; during World War II, 187 Liberty Ships were
constructed there.

Answer 7

Savannah and Brunswick shipyards

Question 7

U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in Georgia.

Answer 7

Liberty ships

Question 8

Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator.

Answer 8

Richard Russel

Question 9

Georgia Congressman who was an advocate for a strong U.S. military; served 25 terms in the
U.S. House of Representatives, making him the longest serving Congressmen in U.S. history

Answer 9

Carl vinson

Question 10

the mass migration of six million African-Americans or Blacks to the North between the years 1910-1970

Answer 10

Great migration

Question 11

Changing from small scale production to large scale manufacturing and production

Answer 11

Industrialization

Question 12

New technological advancements were made such as tractors, reapers, and other agricultural mechanical tools
that made farming easy.

Answer 12

Technology

Question 13

• Atlanta’s longest serving mayor who was instrumental in bring aviation to the city
  and worked with civil rights leaders during the civil rights movement.

Answer 13

William B Hartsfield (1890-1971)

Question 14

mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the civil rights movement.

Answer 14

Ivan Allen

Question 15

a passenger railway to connect locations within the city.

Answer 15

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Question 16

Primary election in which only whites could vote

Answer 16

White primary

Question 17

also called the Three Governors Controversy. Due to the death of the 1946 governor’s race winner
Eugene Talmadge and recent changes to the Georgia state constitution, three men (Herman Talmadge, Melvin Thompson,
and Ellis Arnall) had a legitimate claim to the office; the matter was settled by the Supreme Court and a special election in
1948.

Answer 17

1946 governors race

Question 18

Georgia governor who is credited for restoring accreditation to the state’s
institutions of higher education, lowering the voting age, and abolishing the poll tax.

Answer 18

Ellis Arnall (1907-1992)

Question 19

Georgia Governor and U.S. Senator; son of Governor Eugene Talmadge. ( won the
special election)

Answer 19

Herman Talmadge (1913-2002)

Question 20

• the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia; served as the state’s
  governor in 1947-1948. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of
  Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946

Answer 20

Melvin Thompson (1903-1980)