WWI, Great Depression, New Deal

How did farmers react to the Dust Bowl?

• hired more workers.

• they grew different crops on their farms.

• they moved west in search of work.

• they made investments in more equipment

What were THREE causes of the Great Depression?

• WWI disrupted the international economy

• A severe drought caused farmers to fail

• New Deal caused the nation to go into debt.

• The stock market crashed

• Banks failed and caused many people to lose money.

This German message was sent to Mexico offering the country a chance to ally with Germany and attack the United States. 

• Titanic Telegram
• Jim Crow Message
• Treaty of Versailles 
• Zimmerman Telegram 

Which 2 things brought GEORGIA into a depression before the rest of the country?

• Drought & the impact of the boll weevil on cotton
• Unpaid loans & roaring 20s
• Stock Market Crash & New Deal
• Atlanta Riot & newspaper coverage of the event

True or False: During the Great Depression. overproduction led to a tremendous drop in the price of agricultural products and dramatically limited the profit margins of farmers.

• True
• False

Which New Deal program was responsible for such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall, Augusta’s Savannah River levee, and Macon’s airport?

• CCC
• WPA
• NYA
• TVA

Who was president of the United States when the nation fell into the Great Depression?

• Theodore Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover 
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Warren Harding 

Which program had a lasting effect on Georgia and was for those who were too old or unable to work were dependent on the charity of others.

• AAA 
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• WPA 
• Rural Electrification 

Which of the following was not a contribution of Georgia to the efforts of World War 1?

• Textile production of uniforms

• Military bases used their hospitals to treat wounded soldiers

• Military bases served as prisoner of war camps

• Boycotting stores and business with German owners

In the early 1910's and 1920's a insect began to devour the state's cotton production. Georgia lost millions of acres of cotton due to this bug. What type of bug was it?

• White Fly

• Boll Beetle

• Boll Weevil

• Mosquito