H8 WWI & Great Depression

What was Black Tuesday?

• The day the retailers gave away free merchandise.

• The day thousands of people died from the boll weevil.

• The day the drought started in Georgia.

• The day the economy crashed in October of 1929.

Why didn't the U.S. enter the World War I until the last year?

• Pearl Harbor was bombed.

• They were practicing the policy of Neutrality.

• They didn't have any money because of the depression.

• They didn't know about the war happening in Europe.

What is a boll weevil?

• A rascally animal the burrows in the fields.

• A plant that is invasive to farms.

• A bug that is attracted to cotton crops.

• A pet name for a friend.

Check the two items below that were contributions Georgia citizens made to WWI?

• Had training camps for soldiers

• Built tanks and airplanes

• Defended the coastline from enemies.

• Grew Victory Gardens

All of the below were contributions made by Georgia citizens EXCEPT

• grew Victory gardens

• grew cotton and food for soldiers

• held prisoners of war in their homes

• purchased war bonds

A period of time when there is little to no rain is called a

• clout.

• drought.

• brought.

• frought.

Who was the president of the United States when the Great Depression began in 1929?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• Herbert Hoover

• Theodore Roosevelt

What governor of Georgia fought against the New Deal programs offered by the federal government?

• Yougene Termite

• Eugemeny Tamalli

• Eugene Talmadge

• Eugene Roosevelt

Programs that were created to fight the Great Depression by creating jobs, lowering interest rates, and securing banks was called the

• Old Deal.

• New Deal.

• Raw Deal.

• No Deal.

True or False? Georgia citizens housed soldiers during WWI?

• True

• False