Question

The Bell Bomber Plant was constructed in Marietta, Georgia. The Bomber was critical in the allies wining the war. The plant employed over 28,000 Georgian residents. The population of Marietta would almost triple in the next few years. This bomber plant was the largest industrial facility ever constructed in the state. After The war, there was no longer the same demand for this type of aircraft and the plant closed until 1951. Lockheed Martin purchased the facility, and it began operating again in the construction of a variety of airplanes. This facility provided jobs to civilians during the war and brought skilled and higher paying jobs
after the war

Directions: Use the passage to fill in the graphic organizer.
The Bell Bomber plant
was created

Answer 1

Here’s a concise filled-in graphic organizer based on the passage.

- The Bell Bomber plant was created:
- in Marietta, Georgia during World War II to build bombers critical to the Allies’ win.

- Employed:
- over 28,000 Georgia residents.

- Effect on Marietta’s population:
- the city’s population almost tripled in the next few years.

- Size / significance:
- the largest industrial facility ever constructed in the state.

- What happened after the war:
- demand for the bomber dropped and the plant closed; reopened in 1951 when Lockheed Martin purchased it.

- Long-term economic impact:
- provided wartime jobs for civilians and later brought skilled, higher-paying jobs building aircraft.