Georgia during WWI, Great Depression, WWII and Post WWII

Which Georgia industry benefited during World War I

• construction
• rice farming
• fishing along the coast
• canning fruits and vegetables

How did the boll weevil affect Georgia's economy?

• It destroyed Georgia's main cash crop-cotton

• It destroyed Georgia's main cash crop-corn

• It killed all the ants and wasps that pollinated the cotton plants

• It killed all the ants and wasps that were destroying the cotton plants

What are Hoovervilles?

• shacks which the homeless built after losing their homes during the Great Depression

• urban subdivisions provided by the government during the Great Depression

• groups of young men who went to work for the government during the Great Depression

• political opponents of Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression

How did Georgia contribute to World War I?

• Georgia was mainly used for officer training

• Georgia was the primary supplier of airplane parts for the U.S. Airforce

• Georgia provided agricultural and textile supplies, numerous training and POW camps, and 100,000 Georgians fought in the war

• Georgia had the highest population of men to volunteer to fight in the war

Which event is known to be the beginning of the Great Depression?

• the end of hostilities during World War I

• the beginning of the Dust Bowl

• Reconstruction

• the Stock Market Crash of 1929

What is overproduction? How does overproduction affect prices?

• There is a surplus of goods which causes the prices to be higher

• There is a decrease of goods which causes the prices to be lower

• There is a surplus of goods which causes the prices to be lower

• There is a decrease of goods which causes the prices to be higher

The Georgia Democrats create the white primary so that African Americans would not be able to _________________.

• vote in a primary election

• work at a major factory

• own land in another county

• play sports professionally

Which New Deal program gives benefits to the elderly, unemployed, or the physically disabled?

• Rural Electrification Act

• Social Security Act

• Agricultural Administration Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

Which New Deal program put 2 million young men to work in national parks, building roads, or reforesting areas of the country with severe erosion?

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

• Social Security Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Which New Deal program helped raised cotton prices by paying farmers not to grow the crop?

• Civilian Conservation Corp

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Social Security Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act