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Choose the item that CORRECTLY describe Eugene Talmadge and his thoughts on FDR's "New Deal."

• Talmadge hoped the New Deal would help race relations in Georgia.

• Talmadge was not allowed to run for governor in 1936 since he had already served two straight terms.

• Talmadge supported New Deal programs that would help Georgia industry.

• Talmadge helped FDR write the Social Security Act.

Identify the CORRECT statements about Georgia during World War I.

• More Georgians served in World War I than any other state.

• Georgia's governor was the first to call for civilian rationing in order to assist in the war effort.

• War camps were established in Georgia to train troops during World War I.

• Georgia was home to numerous important military bases that supplied troops to the war effort.

How did World War I impact women in the United States?

• Women received equal pay for equal work.

• Women were prohibited from working as Red Cross volunteers.

• Women no longer held traditional jobs such as nursing or teaching.

• Women worked jobs that had been held almost exclusively by men.

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

• to enter on the side of the Allied Powers.

• to enter on the side of the Central Powers.

• to remain militarily and politically neutral.

• to support the Central Powers by providing war materials.

Which area BEST represents where the Boll Weevil first entered the United States?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which statement BEST describes one impact of the boll weevil?

• Soybean production became the number one source of revenue for Georgia.

• Cotton production increased due to incentives offered by the New Deal.

• The mass migration of tenant farmers from rural Georgia increased.

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act was passed by the U.S. Congress.

In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?

• He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.

• He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.

• He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.

• He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.

When Eugene Talmadge said "I can carry any county that ain't got street cars," he was referring to the political system in place in Georgia that gave rural counties an advantage over urban counties due to more representation per person. What was this system called?

• the County Unit system

• the Dixiecrat system

• the Rotten District system

• the "One man, One vote" system

Eugene Talmadge first gained the support of voters in Georgia because he

• earned a law degree in Athens and became famous practicing law in Atlanta.

• wanted to fire all of the educators in Georgia who believed in desegregation.

• lowered the price of automobile tags in the state by making an executive order.

• supported individual farmers by giving them advice in articles in Market Bulletin.

How was President Franklin Roosevelt's personal life connected to the state of Georgia?

• He was born in Georgia.

• He traveled there because of his illness.

• He married someone who was originally from Georgia.

• He went there for security reasons during World War II.