WWI, Great Depression, WWII

Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWII?

• Political and economic rivalry

• assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

• alliances

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

What event did NOT draw the U.S. into WWI?

• Zimmerman Telegraph

• U.S. Ships are sunk

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated

How did Georgia Contribute to the First World War?

• Food

• Housing POW's (Prisoners of War)

• Soldiers

• All of the Above

How did Georgia's industry prosper as a result of WWI?

• Meat packing plants and food canning factories opened

• Georgia began growing peaches

• there was an increase in the cotton demand

• the poultry industry grew

What event had devastating effects on Georgia's farmers during the 1920's and 1930's?

• Boll weevil and drought

• Drought and severe thunderstorms

• Great flood and boll weevil

• None of the above

What lays it's eggs inside the cotton boll, ruining the entire cotton crop?

• Black raven

• Boll weevil

• Bull worm

• Roach

What time period in US History was marked by high unemployment and low economic activity?

• 1980's recession

• The roaring 20's

• The great depression

• Reconstruction Period

Which president used the New Deal to jump start the economy during the Great Depression?

• Jimmy Carter

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Bill Clinton

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who was the governor of Georgia during the Great Depression that was supported by farmers?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herman Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall

• Eugene Talmadge

Why did President FDR visit Georgia?

• To treat his Polio at Warm Springs

• He had a peanut farm in Plains, GA

• He loved visiting Tybee Island

• His home was right outside of Atlanta