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Military camp in Georgia that trained infantry for World War I.

• Camp Battles

• Camp Barksdale

• Camp Benning

• Camp Gordon

What was the purpose of “Victory Gardens” during World War I?

• Encourage soldiers in Georgia to spend money in Georgia stores

• Celebrations in Georgia after the end of the war

• Cotton crops in Georgia sold for the war

• Encourage Georgians to plant their own food to save resources for the fighting troops

What two events occurred in Georgia that weakened Georgia’s economy long before the depression?

• Boll Weevil and high cotton prices

• Boll Weevil and Victory Gardens

• Boll Weevil and Drought

• Boll Weevil and flooding

Why did the Boll Weevil have such a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy?

• Georgia relied heavily on cotton production

• Georgia was caught by surprise by the Boll Weevil

• The Boll Weevil ate the cotton seeds before it could grow

• The Boll Weevil had very little effect on cotton

How did Georgia contribute to the war effort during WWI?

• Georgia could not contribute because of the Boll Weevil and Droughts

• Georgia had more tank building factories than any other state

• Some of the best Generals came from Georgia

• Military bases were located in Georgia. More than any other state

Which of the following did NOT lead to bank failures in the early 1930’s and contribute to the Great Depression?

• Bank customers lost all or part of their savings

• Banks provided low interest loans to entrepreneurs

• Businesses and individuals could not get loans

• People feared making new investments

Which New Deal Program built such projects as Tybee Island’s seawall, Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Augusta’s Savannah River Levee and Macon Airport?

• Agricultural adjustment act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Rural Electrification Authority

• Social Security Act

1. How did the Rural Electrification

Authority improve the lives of rural Georgians?

• Rural Georgians were now able to eradicate the Boll Weevil

• Cotton Production returned to high levels

• Many rural Georgians did not have electricity until the REA

• Rural Georgians didn't notice the effects of the REA

1. Which of the following did NOT lead to the Great

Depression?

• Factories producing supplies for WWII

• Borrowing more money than could be repaid

• Speculation in the stock market

• Overproduction of farm products and industry

Why did very few Georgians feel the impact of the Stock Market crash in 1929?

• Eugene Talmadge put programs in place to lessen the impact

• The Great Depression arrived in Georgia in 1939

• Many rural Georgians were already in a depression because of drought, boll weevil and falling cotton prices

• Georgia was already in a Depression due to extensive flooding