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United States Senator from Georgia during World War II. Voted to go to war. Father of School Lunch.
Who is Richard Russell
President Roosevelt frequently visited this Georgia city to treat his polio in the naturally warm mineral waters?
What is Warm Springs, GA?
The United States officially entered World War II immediately after this event on December 7, 1941.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This small insect migrated from Mexico and destroyed Georgia’s cotton crops in the early 1920s.
What is a boll weevil?
This plant in Marietta, Georgia, employed nearly 30,000 people to build B-29 bombers for the war effort.
What is the Bell Bomber Plant?
United States representative from Georgia during World War II. Also voted to go to war. Father of Two Ocean Navy
Who is Carl Vinson?
These two Georgia coastal cities were home to shipyards that built "Liberty Ships" to carry supplies to Europe.
Before entering the war, the U.S. used this policy to send weapons and supplies to Great Britain in exchange for leases on military bases.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
Along with the boll weevil, Georgia farmers suffered through this natural disaster, which caused the soil to dry up and crack.
What is a drought?
These large cargo vessels built in Georgia were named for their role in bringing freedom to Europe.
What are Liberty Ships?
This Georgia Governor was a critic of the New Deal, believing in "white supremacy" and limited federal government intervention.
Who is Eugene Talmadge?
Georgia contributed to World War I by providing more of these than almost any other state, including locations like Camp Benning and Fort McPherson.
What are military training bases?
This was the primary reason the United States moved away from its policy of isolationism in the early 1940s.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
During WWI, many Georgians who stayed home grew these in their yards to ensure there was enough food for the troops.
What are Victory Gardens?
Because of the Bell Bomber plant and shipyards, this group of people entered the Georgia workforce in record numbers for the first time.
Who are women?