World War 1 To World War 2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
FDR thought of what program while at this home in Warm Springs, GA?
REA
Who was known as the “father of the two-ocean navy”?
Carl Vinson
Who helped build up the military and also helped bring military bases and military projects to Georgia?
Carl Vinson and Richard Russel
Who was known as the “Father of the School Lunch Program”?
Richard Russel
Because of what acts were the U.S. was not allowed to sell weapons to any country at war?
Neutrality Acts
What did U.S. provide before Pearl Harbor to aid Great Britain and the Soviet Union?
Lend lease (Lending or renting weapons and supplies to our allies)
How did World War 1 begin?
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
When did the US enter World War 2?
When Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
What did the US practice before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Isolationism
Axis Powers
Italy, Japan, and Germany
Allied Powers
US, Russia, Great Britain, China, and France
What was FDR’s connection to Georgia?
The time he spent in the Little White House in Warm springs (the mineral waters relieved his polio symptoms).
Where did FDR die?
Warm Springs
What were major military installations in Georgia during WWII?
Fort Benning, Camp Gordon, and Warner Robbins air base
Where were many American soldiers trained?
Georgia’s Fort Benning
What helped soldiers returning to civilian life after WWII?
The G.I. Bill
What was one of the worst of World War 2?
The Holocaust
What was the mass murder (genocide) of European Jews, Gypsies, Poles and Slavs by Nazi Germany?
The Holocaust
What forced many Americans to turn against isolationism and to consider how horrible discrimination and prejudice are?
The Holocaust (Hitler’s final solution)
What built B-29 bombers in Marietta?
The Bell Aircraft Company
What were built in Savannah and Brunswick?
Liberty ships
What did Governor Eugene Talmadge support?
Reducing property taxes, white supremacy, and resisting New Deal programs
How did Governor Talmadge resist integrating the University of Georgia?
By firing two administrators, Georgia’s public colleges and universities oat their accreditation due to his actions.
Who was popular with rural voters?
Talmadge
