2. The Depression

​Something purchased to raise money for the war

Gardens planted by non-military people to grow food for soldiers

Built weapons and ammunition

Railroads took goods and soldiers to the port, where ships took them to Europe

New factories were built, and others were converted

New factories were built, and others were converted

Raised Money For The War

Provided training and supplies to the war

Produced Vegetables to save food for Soldiers

Unemployment Today:​
3.7% in Georgia
4.2% in United States

​The Doom Loop:

​Overproduction

Money Problems

Stock Market Crash

Farmers overproduce crops, demand decreases, prices drop

Purchasing on credit, poor banking practices, unable to repay loans

Widespread panic after drop in Stock Market and families lost savings

Multiple Choice

Georgia cotton crops were affected in a negative way by...

• boll weevil and drought

• boll weevil and floods

• drought and famine

• famine and floods

Multiple Choice

A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars

• Worl War 1

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Lusitania

• Stock Market Crash of 1929

Multiple Choice

Georgia becoming too reliant on cotton causing the state's economy to become vulnerable, allowing what later environmental development to cripple the state's economy?

• the Dust Bowl

• the boll weevil infestation

• hurricane of 1898

• Southeast tornado outbreak of 1875

Multiple Choice

People rushed to the banks after the Stock Market crash and demanded all their money causing this to happen?

• Stock market crash

• Bank Failure

• Checks and Balances

• Bank reopening

Multiple Choice

A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was

• abuse of credit.

• a return to the gold standard.

• increased number of public works projects.

• government programs designed to reduce agricultural production.

Multiple Choice

Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

• excessive profits for farmers

• overregulation of the stock market

• overproduction of consumer goods and purchases on credit

• continued increases in wages for workers

Multiple Choice

An obvious defect in the United States' banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was

• excessive government regulation of banks.

• the federal government's ownership of banks.

• an excessive amount of currency in circulation.

• the lack of protection for funds deposited by individuals in banks.

Multiple Choice

During WW1 the US Armed Forces set up many of these around GA...

• MIlitary training Camps

• Internment Camps

• Weapons testing facilities

• medical facilities

Multiple Choice

This was the start of the great depression and happened when the stocks dropped and people lost all their money and life savings.

• Stock Market crash

• Stock Market Development

• Failure of savings account

Multiple Choice

How did Georgia contribute to WWI?

• By joining the war

• Sending aid to wounded soldiers

• Victory gardens, Training supplies, Military bases.

• By giving soldiers somewhere to vacation on their days off.

Multiple Choice

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military

• holocaust
• nazism
• fascism
• rationing