Transcript What countries were allies in World War I?

What countries were
allies in World War I?
France
Great Britain
Russia
What was the “final blow” that
led President Woodrow Wilson to
ask Congress to declare war
against the Central Powers led by
Germany in World War I?
The Zimmermann telegram urging
Mexico to attack the U.S.
At which Georgia military
installation were army infantry
trained in World War I?
Camp Benning
In the 1920s, Georgia was NOT
affected by
An increase in cotton production and cotton
prices
A prolonged drought
Boll weevils
The loss of thousands of working farms
Which was NOT a way that
Georgians supported American
World War I efforts?
Attending School
What was the nickname given
to the day in 1929 the stock
market “crashed” dramatically?
Black Tuesday.
What term describes the belief
that economic problems can
work themselves out in the
marketplace without
government help or controls?
Laissez-faire
Why did President Franklin
D. Roosevelt spend so much
time in Georgia?
The warm mineral waters of
Warm Springs relieved his
polio symptoms.
What was the purpose of the
Social Security Act?
It was to create a system of
retirement supplement
and unemployment
insurance.
Though its design was intended
differently, which group ended
up benefitting most from the
AAA?
Property Owners
Which New Deal program was
responsible for such projects in
Georgia as Roosevelt State Park in
Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s
seawall, Augusta’s Savannah River
levee, and Macon’s airport?
What New Deal program
resulted from President
Roosevelt’s view of rural
Georgia while sitting on his
porch in the evening?
Which Georgia governor, whose firing
of college deans wanting to integrate
the colleges, resulted in the university
system’s being placed on probation
with the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools?
Eugene Talmadge
Which countries were members of
the Axis Powers in World War II?
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Japan
Which dictator was the
leader of Germany during
World War II?
Adolf Hitler
What term best describes the
involvement of the United States
in World War II before the
bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Neutrality
Where was President Franklin D.
Roosevelt when he died on April
24, 1945, while sitting for a
portrait at the Little White
House?
Warm Springs,
Georgia
Which was NOT a major
military installation in Georgia
during World War II?
• Fort Benning, Georgia
• Camp Gordon, Georgia
• Kings Bay Nuclear Sub Base,
Georgia
• Warner Robbins Air Base, Georgia
The bill passed by Congress
to help returning soldiers
adjust to civilian life was
known as what?
G.I. Bill
Who was the Georgian
known as the “father of
the two-ocean navy”?
Carl Vinson
Where in Georgia were
Liberty Ships constructed
during World War II?
Brunswick
Why did the United States reexamine its policy of isolationism
after discovering the German
concentration camps?
We blamed our policy of
isolationism on our ignorance
of Hitler’s “final solution”.
Which statement most
accurately describes
the state parks and
national forests
shown in the map?
A) Most national forests in
Georgia are located in the
northern part of the state.
B) Georgia has few state
parks and historic sites.
C) Most of the state’s
historic sites are found
around Valdosta.
D) There are more state
parks and historic sites near
Albany than Savannah
.
The content of the Georgia
map might NOT have been
possible without the work of
which government program?
Civilian Conservation
Corps
The
boll
weevil
____________________ was a small
beetle that destroyed Georgia’s
primary crop in the 1920s, throwing
the state into an early depression.
Relief
____________________ was a term
used to describe efforts to provide
money and goods or services to
people with special needs during the
Great Depression.
Roosevelt’s response to the Great
Depression was a series of economic
recovery programs and social
improvement programs known as
what?
New Deal
Georgia Governor
____________________
Eugene Talmadge disliked
federal government programs and
government debts so he refused to
follow New Deal programs, leading
the federal government to take over
Georgia’s New Deal administration.
What were “Victory
Gardens”?
A request from the government
that individuals provide their
own fruits and vegetables.
Bell Aircraft Company
assembled B-29 bombers
for the U.S. Army Air Force
at the plant located in
Marietta
____________________,
Georgia.
Before entering World
War II, what was the
policy that the United
States tried to maintain?
Isolationism
The attack on
Pearl Harbor
____________________________
brought the United States into
World War II.
Former Georgia Governor
Richard
Russell
___________________________ ,who
served 38 years in the U.S. Senate, is
often known as the “Father of the
School Lunch Program” and a strong
supporter of military preparedness.
Holocaust
_______________________,
which means “sacrifice by fire”, is
the term used to refer to the
murder of over six million Jews
and others in Nazi concentration
camps.
After Roosevelt began his LendLease program with Great Britain,
what would have been Hitler’s
belief concerning the United
States’ attitude toward Germany?
The U.S. was, in fact, taking
sides with the British.
What event led to the outbreak of
World War I (WW I) in Europe in
1914?
The assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand
Name three causes of the Great
Depression.
Overproduction of manufactured and
agricultural goods
The laissez-faire approach to handling
economic problems.
Speculation in the stock market and the abuse
of buying on credit.
What event is celebrated and
commemorated in Georgia on the
th
th
11 hour of the 11 day of the
th
11 month of the year?
December 7th, 1941 was referred to
by FDR as “a date which will live in
infamy”. What occurred on that day?
Japanese
airplanes
bombed the U.S.
Naval port at
Pearl Harbor.
How can a Liberty Ship
be best described?
It was an American cargo
ship built in Georgia
during World War II.
What countries were known as Allies
during WWII?
• Great Britain
• Soviet Union
• United States
What is NOT a probable reason
for the disappearance of the
Mississippian tribes?
A) English settlers killed them.
B) Disease or starvation killed them.
C) They moved away in search of food.
D) They died out because of tribal
warfare.
Why did so many early Georgia
settlers build settlements near the
Fall Line?
There was plenty of good farm
land, water provided a great
power source, the fall line was
difficult to travel over.
What major aspect of Georgia’s
climate influences business and
industry to move into the state?
Mild climate leading to lower
production costs and fewer
absences due to weather.
In what way do the barrier islands
protect the mainland?
By protecting the coast from
sand
wind
water
Which regions of the state are
separated by Georgia’s Fall
Line?
The Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
What was the purpose of
the Fugitive Slave Law?
To return runaway slaves to
their owners
Which Georgians held
positions of leadership
in the Confederate
States of America?
Robert
Toombs
Alexander
Stephens
What was NOT an underlying
cause of the Civil War?
Representation in the
House of Representatives
Which statement does NOT
describe an advantage of the Union
forces during the Civil War?
A) The North had a “standing,” or established, army
and navy.
B) The North had heavy railroad tracks and more miles
of track.
C) The North had many more factories that could
produce war materials.
D) The North had home-field advantage because most
battles were fought in their states.
What were the two major
campaigns fought in Georgia
during the Civil War?
Atlanta and the March to the Sea
(Savannah)
Which American document
led to the freedom of over
four million slaves in the
United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
Why did General William T.
Sherman attack the civilian
infrastructure between Atlanta
and Savannah?
To end civilian support for
the war and to shorten the
war.