Why did the US start the Lend-Lease system of war equipment?

Its allies ran out of money with which to purchase equipment

How did Carl Vinson impact the US?

Advocated military preparedness/Father of Two Ocean Navy

The Holocaust was a method of

Exterminating six million Jews and other "undesirables"

How did the Holocaust impact GA?

Survivors moved to GA to restart their lives

What is true of Georgia's deep-water ports?

They open our state to trade with other countries

What effect did the Lend-Lease system have?

it enabled the Allies to continue fighting

After WWII, which of these trends contributed to the growth of GA?

A rapid increase in technological and industrial development

For what is Richard Russell most well known?

Securing and maintaining over 15 military bases in GA

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Why did the US start the Lend-Lease system of war equipment?
It could charge interest and make more money
Their allies preferred to lease the equipment
Its allies ran out of money with which to purchase equipment
It would get the equipment back at the end of the war
2
How did Carl Vinson impact the US?
Advocated for agriculture
Advocated military contracts with GA's deepwater ports
Advocated for an end to WWII by atomic bombing of Japan
Advocated military preparedness/Father of Two Ocean Navy
3
The Holocaust was a method of
Getting rid of the bodies of those who died in WWII
Exterminating six million Jews and other "undesirables"
Frightening those who opposed Adolph Hitler
Eliminating prisoners of war
4
What advancement in Atlanta is associated with William Hartsfield?
Construction of the Atlanta Braves baseball park
International Airport
School reforms
Building of suburbs
5
What was the first professional sports team to be located in the South?
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Falcons
6
Vocabulary: Staying out of the affairs of other countries
Isolationism
Rationing
Holocaust
Lend-Lease
7
Who was the first governor to serve a four year term?
Ivan Allen
Ellis Arnall
William Hartsfield
Richard Russell
8
Which mayor helped Atlanta further prosper by desegregating all public facilities?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Williams Hartsfield
Maynard Jackson
9
The US entered WWII when Japan bombed
China
Midway
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
10
Which method of transportation moves the largest amount of freight in GA?
Airlines
Ships
Trucks
Railroads
11
Where in GA were Liberty Ships built during WWII?
Atlanta and Augusta
Brunswick and Savannah
Brunswick and Jekyll Island
St. Simons Island and Augusta
12
What was the issue for which William Hartsfield is best remembered?
Aviation
Tax Reform
Business
Education
13
What statement about Bell Aircraft is FALSE?
It closed before WWII ended
It was the largest facility of its kind in the Deep South
It was located in Marietta, GA
It produced B-29 Bombers`
14
How did the Holocaust impact GA?
GA Jews were deported
Survivors moved to GA to restart their lives
Over 6 million Jewish Georgians were killed
The GA flight squadron F16 liberated the Jews
15
Which accomplishment is attributed to Ellis Arnall
Reinstated chain gangs
Built many new universities
Lowered the voting age
Kept blacks form voting
16
Vocabulary: Limiting the public's consumption of goods
Rationing
Isolationism
Holocaust
Lend-Lease
17
Vocabulary: the systematic killing of a particular group
Isolationsim
Holocaust
Lend-Lease
Rationing
18
Vocabulary: Program that allowed Britain to borrow or rent weapons from the US
Rationing
Holocaust
Isolationism
Lend-Lease
19
Which person is responsible for bringing major league football and basketball teams to Atlanta?
Ted Turner
William Hartsfield
Hank Aaron
Ivan Allen, Jr.
20
What is true of Georgia's deep-water ports?
They open our state to trade with other countries
They're only for goods coming into the state
They do little to affect out economy
They're going out of business because of airlines
21
What effect did the Lend-Lease system have?
It enabled the Axis Powers to continue fighting
it enabled the Allies to continue fighting
It increased US production of aircraft ten times
Germany surrendered
22
After WWII, which of these trends contributed to the growth of GA?
A rapid increase in technological and industrial development
A turning away of cooperation between business & government
A loss of confidence in exploring new scientific methods
A renewed focus on the importance of farming and agriculture
23
For what is Richard Russell most well known?
Securing and maintaining over 15 military bases in GA
Refusing federal government help during WWII
Building up our agricultural economy
Leading the state in aircraft production

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