Unit 9 WWI-Great Depression Study Guide

Which President came up with the New Deal Programs

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Eugene Talmadge

• Herbert Hoover

Which of the following was NOT a way that Georgia helped the war effort in WWI

• victory gardens

• sent soldiers

• military training camps

• served as a battleground

Which of the following best describes the Social Security Act

• It assisted the elderly and disabled.

• It provided electricity to rural areas

• It helped orphaned children find homes

• It assisted young men who needed jobs

All of the following were military bases in Georgia except for....

• Fort Oglethorpe

• Fort McPherson

• Camp Hancock

• Warm Springs

How did the Rural Electrification Act impact Georgia?

• It provided free electricity to farmers that had crop losses.

• It provided more electricity to be channeled into the cities.

• It provided electricity to rural areas.

• It did not have much of an impact on the state.

Georgia ranked 1st in the number of ______________ that we supplied for WWI.

• soldiers

• military camps

• victory gardens

• weapons

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act affect Georgia?

• It decreased the price of crops.

• It built parks and planted trees in the state

• it increased the price of crops.

• It provided industrial jobs for farmers

What was Georgia's cash crop during the late 1800's, early 1900s?

• tobacco

• cotton

• peanuts

• indigo

Which of the following was NOT accomplished by the Civilian Conservation Corp

• created parks,historical sites and built trails

• eliminated the boll weevil.

• built dams

• employed thousands of young men.

Which of the following posed a threat to agriculture in Georgia in the late 1920s?

• boll weevil

• agricultural technology

• flooding

• pesticides