WWI and the Great Depression

Conflict in Europe that began in 1914.  Nationalism and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

• WWI
• WWII
• Korean war
• Vietnam War

What was one of Georgia's main contributions to WWI?  (Hint - GA provided more of this than any other state)

• Fighter Pilots
• Military Training Camps
• Flu Cases
• Machine GUns

How did Georgians show their support for WWI?

• Moving to Northern Cities
• Supporting the Draft
• Growing Victory Gardens
• Growing Pest Resistant Cotton

How did the Boll Weevil impact Georgia?

• It bolstered cotton production resulting in economic success
• It destroyed cotton crops resulting in economic hardships
• It was bad for cotton production but helped increase corn production
• It had little effect on the agriculture production levels in Georgia

How did drought condition in the 1920's and early 1930's impact Georgia?

• It bolstered cotton production resulting in economic success
• It destroyed cotton crops resulting in economic hardships
• It was bad for cotton production but helped increase corn production
• It had little effect on the agriculture production levels in Georgia

Sharecroppers and tenant farmers moved from farms and into northern cities in search for economic opportunities.  What was this called?

• The Roaring '20's
• The Harlem Renaissance
• The Great Motivation
• The Great Migration

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Bank Failures
• Increasing productivity
• Reduction in purchasing
• Overproduction of Agriculture Products

Sharecroppers and tenant farmers moved from farms and into northern cities in search for economic opportunities.  What was this called?

• The Roaring '20's
• The Harlem Renaissance
• The Great Motivation
• The Great Migration

How did an overproduction of agriculture products contribute to the Great Depression?

• It caused agriculture prices to drop hurting the profits of farmers
• It caused agriculture prices to rise helping the profits of farmers
• It caused agriculture prices to remain the same with no impact on farm profits
• Agriculture products were not overproduced in the 1920's and early 1930's

What was Franklin Roosevelt's plan to help with the economic troubles of the Great Depression?

• National Bank
• New Economy
• New Deal
• National Recovery