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Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?

• The U.S. had evidence of a threat to its national security.

• the German invasion of Poland

• The U.S. citizens were calling for war against Germany.

• The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S.

Which of these BEST describes why Georgia was important to United States during World War I?

• Georgia made money by selling cotton and wood to Europe.

• more soldiers came from Georgia than from any other state.

• many white planters volunteered to serve in the war effort.

• the state had many federal installations and training camps.

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.

· Zimmerman Note

· Sinking of the Lusitania

· General John J. Pershing

· Fourteen Points

All of these terms are associated with what conflict?

• World War I

• World War II

• the Korean War

• the Spanish-American War

By the start of 1929, more than half of the U.S. population was living below the poverty line. A major and immediate effect of this situation would be

• New Deal programs being created.

• consumer goods were not being sold.

• the stock market crash put people out of work.

• wealthy people were losing huge sums of money.

The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was

• the end of World War I.

• failure of the commodity market.

• the crash of the stock market.

• the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.

Q. Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4

Which of these agricultural factors has been called cotton's "greatest enemy"?

• technology

• boll weevil

• overproduction

• tenant farming

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

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

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

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

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

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 "One man, One vote" system

• the Rotten District system

• the County Unit system

• the Dixiecrat system