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Lesson Two-Georgia Prepares for War

|Quick Facts |

|Country |Leader |Quick Facts |

| | |Attacked China seeking raw materials, attacked |

| | |the Soviet Union for its oil and caused the |

| | |Soviet Union to become allies with Great |

| | |Britain and the United States. |

| | |Attacked Ethiopia and became a member of the |

| | |Axis Powers towards total world dominance. |

| | | |

| | |Spoke out against the Treaty of Versailles. |

| | |Began rebuilding military forces and a |

| | |socialist Nazi Party, persecuted Jews and those|

| | |indifferent to him, wanted land, power, and |

| | |total world dominance. |

|The Situation _____________ attacks the _________ __________ by bombing Pearl Harbor. The |

|____________ _________ declares war on ___________. ___________ and __________ declare war on the |

|______________ _________________. |

How does Georgia Begin to Prepare for War

Before World War II Georgia was a rural state that was slow at recovering from the great Depression. Georgia’s involvement in the war effort brought prosperity back to Georgia.

1. Georgia began to use its _____________ to produce ___________ ____________ and helped to put Georgia back to __________ in its ____________and _____________.

2. ___________ ___________ became valuable once again. Food was needed both at home and where troops were fighting.

3. ____________ began again and consumers were once again limited in how much they could buy.

Georgia becomes a Military Leader

As the nation mobilized for war abroad, federal defense dollars flooded southern states in the form of military installations

1. ________ ___________ in Columbus was the largest ____________ __________ school in the world. __________ ___________ was also know for it military training program.

2. Georgia's ____________ became a useful.

3. Hundreds of ships were built in the shipyards of ___________ and _______________.

Defense contractors meanwhile relocated throughout Georgia, providing employment, aiding the state's economic recovery, and allowing civilians to make valuable contributions to the war effort.

Bell Aircraft

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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 Lend-Lease 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.

Essential Questions

← List ways that Georgia supported the war effort?

← How did mobilizing for war help to bring Georgia out of the “Great Depression”?

← Explain which military institutions is Georgia best known for during this period in history?

← Compare/Contrast similarities and differences between the way that Georgia contributed to the war effort in WWI and WWII.

What do you see?

In your circle list things that you see in the pictures. You are not allowed to infer things that might be related, you can only list things that you see.

Now that you have seen the pictures, in 22 words write a statement that will explain how Georgia will begin to contribute to the war effort.

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Q. Which was the immediate cause of World War II?

a. German invasion of Poland.

b. German invasion of the Rhineland.

c. German invasion of Czechoslovakia.

d. German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Q. The United States entered World War II when Japan attacked

a. China c. Manchuria.

b. Midway d. Pearl Harbor

Q. Which statement best describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a. The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

b. The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.

c. The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain.

d. The United States secretly sank German submarines

America Changes Its Mind…..

□ The attitude towards _____________ changed when the Japanese attacked ___________ ____________.

□ The ___________ and the _____________ underestimated the determination of the American people. _____________ began operating like never before.

□ Americans worked double-shifts to create __________ ______________.

□ _____________ and ______________ ___________ focused the American people on the war effort.

□ The American people were able to __________ __________ the ______________ German and Japanese war industries.

Allied Powers

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Axis Powers

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Q. Which was not a major military installation in Georgia during World War II?

a. Fort Benning, Georgia

b. Camp Gordon, Georgia

c. Kings Bay Nuclear Sub Base, Georgia

d. Warner Robbins Air Base, Georgia

Q. During World War II, Liberty ships were constructed in Georgia at

a. Brunswick and Savannah.

b. Columbus and Macon.

c. Darien and St. Marys.

d. Augusta and Savannah

Why did President Roosevelt spend so much time here in Georgia?

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□ He made many political ties with Georgia which led to the building of the ___________ _________ military plant in _____________.

□ This brought ___________ and ___________ to residents in Georgia.

Little White House

Warm Springs, Georgia

Q. Which sentence best describes the population shift in Georgia at the close of World War II?

a. People moved from southern farms to northern cities.

b. People moved from farm areas to suburbs surrounding cities.

c. People moved from cities to rural areas and farm towns.

d. People moved from cities to suburbs around cities.

World War II

World War I

Similarities

□ Between _________ and _________ the Bell Aircraft Corporation transformed Marietta from the small seat of rural Cobb County to one of the main industrial centers of the Sunbelt.

□ The Bell Aircraft plant also known as the Bell Bomber plant employed some 28,000 Georgians to build ________ bombers. This caused the town's population to swell from a modest ___________ residents in 1940 to ____________ by the end of the decade.

□ Georgia alone built __________ B-29 bombers.

Differences

Fact…….

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Air Force based trained some of the best fighter pilots in the world.

Postcard: Imagine that you are in Georgia as it prepares for war. Write a postcard to a friend who lives in another state. Describe what is going on in Georgia and how Georgia is preparing for war. You must include at least five key words that we learned about in class today.

Dear ________________________,

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