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Which of the following does not correctly explain how Georgia supported WWI?

• Georgia had the most military bases used to train soldiers.

• Georgians planted victory gardens to provide food for their communities.

• Georgians worked in Savannah and Brunswick to build liberty ships for the war.

• Georgians purchased war bonds to help support the war.

What caused Georgia to go into a depression before the Great Depression? (two correct answers)

• stock market crash

• boll weevil

• overproduction of crops

• bank closers

• drought

How did the boll weevil and drought impact those looking for employment?

• Cities grew as the need for sharecroppers and tenant farmers decreased.

• Rural areas grew as the need for sharecroppers and tenant farmers decreased.

• Most Georgians left the state and moved north.

• There was not impact on Georgia's workforce.

Why did Eugene Talmadge oppose implementing the New Deal programs?

• It would only benefit the wealthy citizens of Georgia.

• It went against his personal beliefs of states' rights and white supremacy.

• He felt the state would not benefit from the New Deal.

• He wanted more for the state.

Which of the following does NOT represent Governor Talmadge and the New Deal?

• The federal government stepped in to oversee the programs.

• He misused the money given for New Deal programs.

• He did not use the programs to support the poor population.

• He only allowed those from Atlanta to participate in the programs.

Why would Georgia and other southern states embrace Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

• He promised help for the poor through the programs.

• He had many friends and a home in the south.

• He was friends with Talmadge and other southern leaders.

• He was a supremacists and wanted to keep the racial divide.

How did Warm Springs impact Roosevelt's presidency? (select two)

• It was felt that he spent too much time outside of Washington,D.C..

• He was able to get relief from his polio.

• He was able to work from the Little White House.

• He was unable to visit the city because of the need for him to be in Washington.

• He was assassinated in the city while giving a speech.

Which explains the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

Which explains the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

Which explains the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable