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World War II and the Holocaust
SS8H9 The student will describe the impact of World War II on Georgia’s development economically, socially
and politically.
World War II:
1. Define dictators: (pg. 402)
Name the four countries that were trying to expand their power
and territory. (pg. 402)
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6. Why did Japan invade China? (pgs. 402)
7. Who were the Axis Powers in World War II? (pgs. 403)
8. Define appeasement: (pg. 403)
9. What did France and Great Britain agree to let Germany do to avoid war? (pg. 403)
10. Why did France and Great Britain declare war on Germany? (pg. 403)
11. What was the “lend lease act”? (pg. 404)
12. President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7th, 1941, “a day that will live in infamy”.
What happened on this date? (pg. 404)
After the U.S. declared war on Japan, The U.S. joined two other nations in a war against the
Axis Powers. Name the two other countries the U.S. joined to form the Allied Powers? (pg.
405)
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16. On June 6th, 1944, United States and British soldiers landed in Normandy, France in an
attempt to push German troops out. What was this day called? (pg. 408)
17. What happened in Warm Springs, GA on April 24th, 1944? (pgs. 408-409)
18. What two cities in Japan did the United States drop atomic bombs in 1945? (pg. 409)
19. How many total Jews and what Hitler called “undesirables” were
killed in the Holocaust? (pg. 411)
20. What did the United States do in 1993 to honor the victims of the
Holocaust? (pg. 411)
Georgia’s Involvement in World War II:
21. How did the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta, GA help the United States during World War
II? (pg. 412)
What two Georgia port cities helped build cargo ships during the war? (pgs. 413)
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24. What were “Liberty Ships”? (pgs. 413)
Representative Carl Vinson is known as one of Georgia’s most influential leaders. List three
contributions of Vinson to the war effort. (pg. 410).
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What were five things Georgians did to support the war effort?
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