Flappers, Depression &
Global War
1920 - 1945
Mrs. Deck
SS8H9
• SS8H9 The student will describe the impact of
World War II on Georgia’s development
economically, socially, and politically.
• a. Describe the impact of events leading up to
American involvement in World War II; include LendLease and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
• b. Evaluate the importance of Bell Aircraft, military
bases, the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards, Richard
Russell, and Carl Vinson.
• c. Explain the impact of the Holocaust on Georgians.
• d. Discuss the ties to Georgia that President
Roosevelt had and his impact on the state.
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WWII
• In the 1930’s both Germany and Japan sought
to _______ their borders. Their continued
attacks on surrounding country for control
brought in allies. The Allied Powers
(_______, ________, ______, ______ )and
the Axis Powers (______, _______, ______)
fought this war from 1939 – 1945.
• The United States did not enter the war until
____ – following the bombing of ____ ___.
• The United States, however, knew it would
enter the war long before Pearl Harbor.
Lend Lease Act
• Lend-Lease Act: Act passed by
Congress that allowed the
____________to send _____ supplies
to __________. This act was passed
because Congress felt that it would be
in the best ________ of the security
of the United States to do this.
• This was the ______ step in going into
war.
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
9. How did the Lend-Lease Act bring the
United States into the war?
10. How did the bombing of Pearl Harbor
bring the United States into the war?
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Georgia’s Involvement in WWII
• ________ bases
• _________ and _________ Shipyards
• Bell ________ Company
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Military Bases
11. How did Georgia’s military bases
contribute to the WWII efforts?
12. How did Georgia’s military bases
contribute to Georgia’s economy?
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Savannah & Brunswick
Shipyard
13. What were ships from Georgia called?
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Bell Aircraft
15. What did the Bell Aircraft Company
make?
SS8H9
16. After WWII was over, how did these
war-time facilities change Georgia?
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Richard B. Russell
• Richard B. Russell Jr.
served in public office for
_______ years as a state
legislator, ______ of
Georgia, and ____ senator.
• Best known for his efforts
to strengthen the national
_______. He built ____
military bases in Georgia!!!
He wanted to make sure
__________ were
prepared. This greatly
strengthened Georgia’s
__________.
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Richard B. Russell
• Russell also built more
than ________
research facilities,
including the
________________.
• Russell believed that
his most important
legislative contribution
was his authorship and
secured passage of the
_________________
_________________.
SS8H9
17. List 3 accomplishments of Richard B.
Russell.
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Carl Vinson
• Served as a House
Representative from
_________. Good grief!!!
• Had major influence in
promoting national defense
through ______ and the Cold
War against _________.
• Pushed a bill that created
______new planes, trained
______ new pilots and
established ___ new air bases.
• Georgia’s economy depended so
heavily on the ______
installations and _______ him
for creating them.
• “_____________________”
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Carl Vinson
• President Lyndon B.
Johnson awarded him
the Carl Vinson
________________.
• President Nixon named
America’s ____
Nuclear _______
after him.
• He died in 1981 at the
age of _____
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18. Give 3 facts about Carl Vinson.
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President Roosevelt & Georgia
• Franklin D. Roosevelt in Georgia
• Between 1924 and 1945 Franklin D.
Roosevelt visited __________ and
Georgia ______ times. In the
early years, he spent his days
exercising at the _____ at the
Warm Springs resort as he tried
to rebuild his _________from the
debilitating effects of ______.
After being elected as the
______ president of the United
States in 1932, he used his new
home at Warm Springs,
“_____________," as a retreat
from the rigors of leading a nation
through the ______________.
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President Roosevelt & Georgia
• He died there in _____.
To a generation of west
Georgians, he was both
the ________ and a
trusted _____ who could
be seen waving as he
passed by in his
_______ or rode by in a
train on his way to the
____________.
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Warm Springs, Georgia
“Georgia Loses a Friend”
SS8H9
19. What was Georgia’s connection to
Roosevelt?
20. Do you think that Obama has
anything in common with Roosevelt?