World War ll

Question 1

1. Lend-Lease Program World War ll Era 1991-1995

Answer 1

1. Georgia provided canned goods and materials for this act. 2. This let Georgia and the US help their allies without getting directly involved. 3. Made enough goods to lend around 50$ billion worth of goods.

Question 2

2. Pearl Harbor World War ll Era December 7, 1941

Answer 2

1. Led to the US going to War with Japan. 2. Gave the United States a reason to join the War. 3. United the American people.

Question 3

3. Bell Aircraft World War ll Era 10 July 1935

Answer 3

1. Stationed in Marietta and made it a Major industrial site. 2. Created planes and Jets for WWll. 3. Was the state’s single largest private employer during World War II

Question 4

4. Georgia’s WWII military impact WWll Era 1942–1945

Answer 4

1. Created Large numbers of “Liberty Ships” and Bombers. 2. Thousands of Citizens from GA created Air bases. 3. Trained around 16,000 pilots

Question 5

5. The Tuskegee Airmen World War ll Era 1940–1948

Answer 5

1. First African-American Pilots in the US air force. 2. Ran thousands of missions over a 2-year period. 3. Led escort missions with the highest rate of success.

Question 6

6. Richard Russell World War ll Era 1897-1971

Answer 6

1. He served as a senator for 38 years. 2. He served on the Armed Services and was very influential. 3. He helped the US prepare for WWll and brought 15 military bases to GA.

Question 7

7. Carl Vinson World War ll Era 1883-1981

Answer 7

1. Pushed congress to accept 2 bills for navel and aviation expansion. 2. Under him 20 air bases were opened in GA. 3. Creation of 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots were trained there.

Question 8

8. Holocaust World War ll Era 1941–1945

Answer 8

1. Led to the deaths of millions of Jews. 2. Jewish men women and children, were shaved, worked, then gassed to death. 3. Survivors were were scarred for the rest of their lives.