GA in WWII

What were the cargo ships produced in Georgia during WWII called?

• B-29 Bombers

• Liberty Ships

• Battleships

• Submarines

True or False. Only men built Liberty Ships during WWII.

• True

• False

What was one thing Carl Vinson is known for?

• He was a general in WWII.

• He was the youngest GA governor in the 20th century.

• He was called "Father of the School Lunch Program"

• He was called the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

What benefited the city of Marietta during the war because it created thousands of jobs which caused rapid economic growth?

• Lock-heed Martin

• Bell Bomber Plant

• Liberty Ship facilities

• Fort Benning

The U.S. joined WWII when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Who attacked this naval base?

• Japan

• German

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

Who was called the "Father of the School Lunch Program?"

• Carl Vinson

• Richard B. Russell

• Eugene Talmadge

• James Oglethrope

This man extended the naval aviation system to 10,000 planes.

• Eugene Talmadge

• Richard B. Russell

• Carl Vinson

• Tom Watson

How many Georgians served in the Armed Forces during WWII?

• 3,200,000

• 3,200

• 32,000

• 320,000

"A date that will live in infamy" refers to:

• The day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

• Allied forces invading France at Normandy

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• Sept. 11, 2001

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

• A way FDR got around Neutrality Acts by "lending" military supplies to our allies.

• The way the U.S. supported our allies before actually joining the war.

• All of these

• The Act that allowed countries, especially the UK and Soviet Union, to have access to military supplies without going further into debt.