During World War I, what role did Georgia citizens who were not fighting primarily play to support the troops?

Purchasing war bonds and growing victory gardens

What initially started the riot which led to the Atlanta Race Massacre?

Untrue stories in newspapers about Black men attacking White women

Why did President Roosevelt sign the Lend-Lease Act into law in March 1941?

To provide military aid to the Allies

The colony of Georgia was started for three reasons. These three reasons were

Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense

Which of the following products were produced by Georgia's textile mills for the World War I effort?

Fabric for uniforms and blankets

What prompted President Roosevelt to create several New Deal programs?

Suffering witnessed among Georgia's rural poor

Which of the following is the correctly ordered list of the five capitals of Georgia?

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta

How did the Bell Bomber Plant help Georgia’s economy?

the company employed thousands of Georgia civilians

The University of Georgia was the very first college to

be created by a state government

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1
The Georgia Governor who was against the New Deal, partly because it helped both Blacks and Whites was
Zell Miller
Joe Frank Harris
Henry Grady
Eugene Talmadge
2
What eventually happened to Leo Frank despite the change in his sentence?
He was retried and found innocent.
He escaped from prison.
He was lynched by a mob
He was pardoned and released.
3
During World War I, what role did Georgia citizens who were not fighting primarily play to support the troops?
Providing medical aid on the front lines
Purchasing war bonds and growing victory gardens
Manufacturing weapons
Organizing fundraising events
4
What initially started the riot which led to the Atlanta Race Massacre?
Black students attempting to enter a White school
Several Black families moving into a White neighborhood
None of the Above
Untrue stories in newspapers about Black men attacking White women
5
________________________ is a theory about money that says that a country should export more than it imports.
Relativity
Banking
Mercantilism
Evolution
6
Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression era?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
7
Why did President Roosevelt sign the Lend-Lease Act into law in March 1941?
To quickly make money from the war
To join the Axis Powers
To prevent the spread of communism
To provide military aid to the Allies
8
The colony of Georgia was started for three reasons. These three reasons were
Missionary Work, Economics, and Adventure
Philanthropy, Fur Trading, and Missionary Work
Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense
Defense, Adventure, and Fur Trading
9
Which of the following products were produced by Georgia's textile mills for the World War I effort?
Fuel for vehicles
Fabric for uniforms and blankets
Medical supplies
Steel for weapons
10
What event marked America's entry into World War II?
Signing of the Lend-Lease Act
Declaration of war on Germany
Invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor bombing
11
Fill in the missing information:
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alonzo Herndon
12
Fill in the missing information:
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alonzo Herndon
13
What was Leo Frank wrongfully accused of?
Kidnapping
Murder
Robbery
Arson
14
What prompted President Roosevelt to create several New Deal programs?
Suffering witnessed among Georgia's rural poor
Economic prosperity in urban areas
Political pressure from other states
International relations with European countries
15
Which of the following is the correctly ordered list of the five capitals of Georgia?
Columbus, Albany, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta
LaGrange, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, Atlanta
Savannah, Brunswick, Darien, Augusta, Atlanta
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
16
Why did Franklin Roosevelt start visiting Warm Springs, GA regularly in 1921?
To escape political pressures
To attend social events
To meet with influential figures
To treat polio
17
In which two Georgia towns were Liberty ships built?
Brunswick and Atlanta
Savannah and Brunswick
Atlanta and Columbus
Columbus and Savannah
18
How did the Bell Bomber Plant help Georgia’s economy?
the company employed thousands of Georgia civilians
the company gave money to Georgia charities
the company is still operating today as a ship-building company
the company used vast amounts of wood that they purchased in Georgia
19
Why was the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta, GA built during World War II?
To manufacture Liberty ships
To train soldiers
To construct B-29 Bombers
To produce tanks
20
The University of Georgia was the very first college to
have a football team
accept American Indian students
offer a degree in journalism
be created by a state government

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