Georgia & WWII Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Compensation/money paid for war damages | Reparations |
A philosophy of government characterized by a dictator; it believes in superiority of a particular group, and works to benefit government | Fascism |
A leader with absolute power | Dictator |
A "lightning war" | Blitzkreig |
The deliberate killing of a particular group of people | Genocide |
Germany, Italy, Japan | Axis Powers |
U.S, Great Britain, France | Allied Powers |
An agreement that nations will only resort to war in self-defense | Kellogg-Briand Pact |
Japanese Dictator | Hirohito |
Italian Dictator | Mussollini |
German Dictator | Hitler |
Kristallnacht | "Night of broken glass" where Jewish homes, businesses and churches were vandalized or destroyed |
Countries fighting AGAINST the Axis Powers were allowed to borrow military supplies from the U.S. | Lend-Lease Act |
Important Naval Base that was bombed by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941 | Pearl Harbor |
How did WWII help bring Georgia out of the depression? | Military and Defense manufacturers hired civilians who had been unable to find work. |
Camp Benning | Largest boot camp during the war (Infantry training) |
Camp Gordon | Military Supplies,prison camp and hospital |
Company that made the B-29 bomber. | Bell Aircraft |
Two areas where ships were built in Georgia | Savannah & Brunswick |
Limiting the purchase of certain items | Rationing |
Why was sugar not rationed for the Coca-Cola Company during the war? | It was a morale booster for the soldiers. |
Inventor of Coca-Cola | John Pemberton |
Name one of the two other people who bought the rights to Coca-Cola at various times. | Asa Candler & Ernest Woodruff |
People planted these to help provide food for their families during times of rations. | Victory Gardens |
Illegal sale of rationed goods | Black Market |
Systematic killing of approximately 6 million Jews in Germany | Holocaust |
President during WWII | Franklin Roosevelt |
"Father of the Two Ocean Navy" | Carl Vinson |
Senator from GA who supported FDR and was a strong military advocate | Richard Russell |
Where was "The Little White House" located? | Warm Springs, GA |
What medical problem did FDR have? | Polio |
What was the Enola Gay? | B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
What was GA's largest civilian contribution to the war? | Shipbuilding |
What were the ships called that were built in GA for WWII? | Liberty Ships |
Name two men's occupations in which women worked during WWII? | Building aircraft and building ships |
Why did women have to enter the workforce during WWII? | Many of our men were off fighting the war. |
This governor of GA cost UGA its accreditation in the early 1940's. | Eugene Talmadge |
Considered by many to be the best reform governors in GA's history. | Ellis Arnall |
Name three things that Governor Arnall accomplished during his 4-year term. | Took away the Governor's power to pardon; got rid of the chain gangs; lowered the voting age to 18; helped make changes to the GA constitution; ended the poll tax and white primaries; |
What agricultural changes helped Georgia grow and transform? | No tenant farmers; greater use of tractors; larger but fewer farms; reduced number of crops being grown; increase in poultry farming |
Mayor who helped Atlanta grow by focusing on improvements in transportation. | William Hartsfield |
Mayor who helped Atlanta grow by focusing on sports and entertainment. | Ivan Allen, Jr. |
What four systems make GA the transportation center of the Southeast? | Aviation; Interstates; Railroads; and Deep Water ports |
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