GS-Unit 8-World War I and II, Great Depression

Georgia's role (contribution) in World War I was...

• to provide more training camps than any other state and over 100,000 soldiers.

• to provide camp Hancock in Atlanta to develop and create submarines.

• to provide airplanes, as aviation was developed specifically for this war.

What impact did the boll weevil and drought have on Georgia (South) during the 1920's?

• it caused a significant rise in price of cotton.

• Neither had a significant impact on Georgia.

• It placed the South in an economic depression before the rest of the nation.

Which of these represents Georgia's contributions to World War I?

• buses, submarines, and airplanes

• training bases, uniforms, and food

• weapons, uniforms, and cars

Which term below means the belief that the economy can fix itself without government interference?

• government support program

• free market economy

• laissez-faire

What was the main cause of the Great Depression?

• drought

• bank failure

• stock market crash

Who am I? I opposed the New Deal, campaigned with fiery speeches, opposed integration, and was a white supremacist.

• Richard Russell

• Carl Vinson

• Eugene Talmadge

What was FDR"S connection to Georgia?

• He came to Warm Springs to treat his polio

• He was born in Georgia and served as a governor

• He was Atlanta's mayor and developed a school

How did Eugene Talmadge feel about FDR's New Deal Programs?

• He did not like the federal government promoting capitalism

• He felt the programs threatened Georgia's way of life for white people

• He was not in favor of the programs and wanted to protect the southern way of life.

Which of the following would have been a Civilian Conservation Corps project?

• Planting trees to reforest land

• clearing hiking trails

• building a dam to control flooding

• All of the above

Which New Deal program was created by FDR when he was sitting on his porch in Warm Springs and could see nothing but darkness

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Rural Electrification Authority (REA)

• Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA)