Georgia: WW1-WWII

What caused Georgia to go into a depression before the Great Depression? (two correct answers)

• stock market crash

• boll weevil

• overproduction of crops

• bank closers

• drought

How did the boll weevil and drought impact those looking for employment?

• Cities grew as the need for sharecroppers and tenant farmers decreased.

• Rural areas grew as the need for sharecroppers and tenant farmers decreased.

• Most Georgians left the state and moved north.

• There was not impact on Georgia's workforce.

Why did Eugene Talmadge oppose implementing the New Deal programs?

• It would only benefit the wealthy citizens of Georgia.

• It went against his personal beliefs of states' rights and white supremacy.

• He felt the state would not benefit from the New Deal.

• He wanted more for the state.

Which explains the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

Which explains the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

Which explains the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

Which explains the Social Security Administration (SSA)?

• the federal government paid landowners to not plant in order to raise the prices of crops

• the federal government created this program to help citizens feel more financially secure about their future

• the federal government hired young men to complete projects such as the Tybee Island seawall to prevent flooding and the Okefenokee Public State Park

• allowed farmers to form cooperatives (groups) to make bringing electricity to their farms more affordable

What is the main reason for FDR's many trips to Georgia?

• His wife's family was from Georgia.

• His vice president was from Savannah.

• The coastal area of Georgia was his favorite vacation spot.

• Therapy in the waters of Warm Springs helped relieve the effects of polio.

The ______________________  of 1929  triggered The Great Depression.

• International Cotton Expo
• Atlanta Race Riot
• stock market crash
• New Deal

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