Road to War
This Act allowed the U.S. to send war supplies to Allies before officially entering the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
These ships were cargo ships built quickly to transport troops and supplies.
→ What are Liberty Ships?
He served 38 years in the U.S. Senate.
→ Who was Richard Russell?
This controversy began after Eugene Talmadge died before taking office.
→ What is the Three Governors Controversy?
Georgia was founded in this year.
→ What is 1733?
The U.S. officially entered WWII after Japan attacked this location.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Two Georgia cities where Liberty Ships were built.
→ What are Savannah and Brunswick?
He is known as the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy.”
→ Who was Carl Vinson?
He helped bring professional sports teams to Atlanta.
→ Who was Ivan Allen Jr.?
Spain explored the New World for this reason: gold, glory, and God.
→ What is gaining wealth, spreading Christianity, and increasing power
FDR called Pearl Harbor “a date which will live in ______.”
What is infamy?
This Marietta company built over 600 bombers during WWII.
→ What is Bell Aircraft?
This leader said, “The most expensive thing in the world is a weak Army and Navy.”
→ Who was Richard Russell?
He believed in white supremacy and opposed many New Deal programs.
→ Who was Eugene Talmadge?
The most efficient way to travel in 18th century Georgia.
→ What are waterways?
Before Pearl Harbor, the U.S. supported England and the Soviet Union by doing this.
→ What is sending lend-lease aid?
These soldiers trained at Camp Toccoa.
→ Who were paratroopers?
Russell earned this nickname for helping create a national program for students.
→ What is Father of the School Lunch Program?
This Atlanta mayor said, “The city is too busy to hate.”
→ Who was Ivan Allen Jr.?
Military bases impact local economies by doing this (NOT: businesses leave).
→ What is creating jobs and new businesses?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor mainly because they feared losing this.
→ What is control of the Pacific / destruction of U.S. naval fleet?
Many historians consider this Georgia’s greatest WWII contribution.
→ What are the Liberty Ships?
Vinson’s greatest military contribution was expanding this branch.
→ What is the U.S. Navy?
The White Primary ended because of a decision by this group.
→ What is the Supreme Court?
This was part of Georgia’s WWII contribution: planes, ships, and military training.
→ What is all of the above?