SS8H8 Test Review - Mize

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Why was Georgia important to the United States during WWI?

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Georgia had many training camps.

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Which BEST describes Georgia in WWI?

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Ga. was very involved. (sent troops, helped on the home front)

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The average citizen helped the war effort by

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growing victory gardens and buying war bonds

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Unstable economy, overproduction, bank failures, reduction in purchasing ALL led to

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Great Depression

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How did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters in the election of 1936?

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Talmadge thought all Ga. voters would oppose New Deal policies and help from the federal gov't.

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Why would Talmadge oppose the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

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he said the AAA put too much government control over farmers

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How did drought affect farming in Georgia?

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farming was not profitable to struggling farmers

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How did the AAA help Georgia farmers?

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It payed farmers to plant less cotton, therefore increasing the price of cotton.

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What is the main reason for FDR's many trips to Georgia?

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Therapy in the waters of Warm Springs helped relieve the effects of polio.

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How did the AAA negatively affect sharecroppers in Georgia?

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They were out of work due to lower crop production.