WWI to New Deal

How does the image characterize how many Georgians perceived President Franklin D. Roosevelt? 

• Many Georgians did not support the work he was doing with the New Deal programs. 

• Many Georgians, especially farmers, felt that President Roosevelt did not support the state. 

• Many Georgians felt that the president could not be of much support because of his polio.

• Many Georgians, especially farmers, supported the work President Roosevelt had put into place.

Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?  (Choose 4)

Laissez-faire means letting things happen naturally.

• Overproduction of goods

• Laissez-faire attitude of government

• Reliance on imports

• Bank failures

• Speculation in the stock market

President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced many new programs during the New Deal. Which of the following is a New Deal program that still exists today?

• Social Security Act

• Freedmen's Bureau

• National Recovery Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps – CCC

One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program and how did it impact the state of Georgia?

• Unemployment insurance and benefits were provided worldwide to those who lost jobs, especially in the United States. 

• It provided a retirement fund for the elderly. Specifically, the governments paid retired people and provided unemployment payments to many people.

• To strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard was the major impact of the Social Security Act. The value of the dollar decreased sharply during the depression.

• Reducing stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash. Investors were required to pay money into the social security administration that was just formed during the New Deal.

The New Deal programs were intended to

• reform the government.

• improve national trade policies.

• provide relief for the unemployed.

• reduce segregation/Jim Crow Laws.

What was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s connection to Georgia?

• F.D.R. had served as a Georgia Senator for two terms.

• Roosevelt was born in central Georgia and was once a governor of the state.

• He came to Warm Spring, Georgia for relief from the pain of polio, and developed New Deal programs during his visits.

• He was Atlanta’s mayor for one term and helped develop the Polio Rehabilitation Center, located in Warm Springs, Georgia.

Opponent of FDR and the New Deal, remembered for his fiery stump speeches while campaigning throughout Georgia and caused Georgia’s white colleges to lose their accreditation due to his opposition to integration. Who is this a description of?

• Ellis Arnall     

• Eurith Rivers

• Richard Russell   

• Eugene Talmadge

Though there were multiple causes of the Great Depression, which event do historians use to mark its beginning?

• the drought in the southeastern United States

• runs on the banks and the closure of many of them

• the decline in cotton prices and the foreclosure of many farms

• the crash of the stock market when stocks lost up to 90% of their value

What impact did the drought and boll weevil have on Georgia and other Southern states during the 1920s?

• It caused a dramatic rise in the price of cotton.

• Neither had a significant impact on the region.

• It placed the south in an economic depression before the rest of the nation.

• It forced the south to diversify its economy before other regions of the country

Which New Deal program provided power to rural areas in Georgia and was first envisioned by Franklin Roosevelt when he visited Warm Spring, Georgia?

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Rural Electrification Authority (REA)     

• Social Security Administration (SSA)