The Great Depression in Ga.

The Great Depression

Multiple Choice

One contribution that GA made during WWI was

• Ga opened history museums

• Ga provided more military camps than any other state

• Ga had more trucks on the interstate than any other state

• Ga opened apple factories

Multiple Choice

The _______________ is an insect whose larva feeds on the cotton plant. By 1915, this insect migrated to GA and drastically reduced the state's cotton crop.

• boll weevil

• roach

• ant

• bee

Multiple Choice

In addition to the damage caused by the boll weevil, Georgia farmers suffered through another natural disaster in the 1920's and 1930's . It was a _________.

• hurricane

• drought

• storm

• earthquake

Multiple Choice

Due to the effects of droughts and the boll weevil, many of Georgia farm workers had to....

• Move to the cities to find work.

• Lost their farms to fires.

• Left the country due to debt.

• Join the war to pay off debt.

Multiple Choice

Which of these lists correctly describes reasons for the Great Depression?  

• The stock market crash of 1929, bank failures, and misuse of credit
• Black Tuesday, Al Capone, and the assembly line
• Misuse of credit, soup kitchens, and flappers
• Prohibition, women’s suffrage, and bank failures

Multiple Choice

The destruction of the cotton crop forced Georgians to ________________ their economy.

• barter

• sell

• keep

• diversify

Multiple Choice

Many Americans bought goods (including stocks) this way, allowing people to buy items before they could afford to pay for them. This greatly increased Americans' debt during the 1920s.

• With cash

• On the barter system

• Through trade of other goods

• On credit