World War I and The Depression

In addition to the damage caused by the boll weevil, Georgia farmers suffered through another natural disaster in the 1920's and 1930's . It was a _________.

• hurricane
• drought
• storm
• earthquake

The destruction of the cotton crop forced Georgians to ________________ their economy.

• barter
• sell
• keep
• diversify

One contribution that GA made during WWI was

• Ga opened history museums
• Ga  provided more military camps than any other state
• Ga had more trucks on the interstate than any other state
• Ga opened apple factories

The New Deal program that  raised the price of farm products by limiting supply.  Farmers were paid to produce less to drive the price up so each farmer made money for their crops.

• REA
• SSA
• AAA
• TVA

New deal program that brought electricity to  the rural (country) areas of the U.S.

• REA
• AAA
• SSA
• CCC

This new deal program created jobs for  young men . Men worked in exchange for housing , food, and money.  Built many of GA's parks, sewer systems, bridges, etc.

• CCC
• AAA
• SSA

 What were Roosevelt's ties to Georgia?

•  He loved shopping in Savannah ,and honored the fact that James Oglethorpe founded it.
• He had polio and visited Warm Springs, GA  for polio therapy because he had paralysis in his legs.
• He used GA to run for presidency in 2015.
•  He used GA to fight Herman Talmadge in Atlanta on April 8, 1998.

Eugene Talmadge was 

• opposed to civil rights, was Pro-farmer, opposed to  the New Deal
• fought in the civil war, won a nobel peace prize
• famous for his presidential speech " O Captain" 
• was opposed to farmers

When the U.S. entered WWI , some Georgians volunteered to serve in the military , while others were drafted.    New military facilities were built in GA to help the war effort.  Georgians also housed prisoners of war for the U.S. government.  These were all  considered as 

• ALA's distractions during WWI
• GA's  shortfalls during WWI
• GA's contributions during WWI
• FLA's best times during WWI

All of these items led directly to what event?

• World War I
• World War II
• Great Depression
• Baby Boom Generation