WWI- Great Depression

Which of the following in NOT a way that Georgians contributed to World War I?

• 100,000 soldiers fought

• 5 Military facilities in Georgia

• Textile Mills manufactured blankets, bandages, etc

• Factories produced candy and tobacco products

Which of the following was NOT a fort in Georgia during WWI?

• Fort Olgethorpe

• Fort Smith

• Fort Stuart

• Fort Benning

What insect destroyed the Georgia cotton crops?

• Boll Weevil

• Bull Weevil

• Ball Weevil

• Bum Worm

Why did agriculturalists encourage Georgians to plant something other than cotton?

• they thought GA needed squash

• they thought GA needed to stop farming all together

• they thought GA relied too heavily on cotton

• they thought there were not enough cotton mills

What impact did the Boll Weevil damage have on GA?

• Cotton Production increase dramatically

• Cotton rotted in store houses

• Cotton Production decreased dramatically

• Cotton had to be sold to other states to make up the revenue

Both the Boll Weevil and drought forced many of Georgia's farmers to do what?

• build bigger farms in Georgia

• move to Texas to build new farms

• abandon their farms and move to cities to find work

• sell everything and get rich

What major event triggered the Great Depression?

• Bank Failures

• The Dust Bowl

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• World War II

Which is NOT a way bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

• banks did not have insurance

• people wanted to borrow more money

• people wanted to take their money out of the banks

• banks ran out of money

Which President was in office at the beginning of the Great Depression but didn't do much to help Americans?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Warren G Harding

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D Roosevelt

Which is NOT an example of what life was like in Georgia during the Great Depression?

• Cotton prices tanked (dropped drastically)

• many left farming and moved to cities to find jobs

• everyone had plenty to eat

• farmers had no money and couldn't get loans to buy seeds and farming equipment