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 Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, and the stock market crash were all causes of

• World War II

• The Dust Bowl

• The Great Depression

• The Smoot Hawley Tariff

Which of these BEST describes why Georgia was important to United States during World War I?

• The state had many federal installations and training camps.

• Many white planters volunteered to serve in the war effort.

• More soldiers came from Georgia than from any other state.

• Georgia made money by selling cotton and wood to Europe.

 During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by

• helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.

• paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton increase.

• encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.

• persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.

Which statement BEST describes one impact of the boll weevil?

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act was passed by the U.S. Congress.

• The mass migration of tenant farmers from rural Georgia increased.

• Cotton production increased due to incentives offered by the New Deal.

• Soybean production became the number one source of revenue for Georgia.

The reforestation efforts of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the New Deal were important in the South MOSTLY because they

• increased the value of land in rural areas.

• brought many people from the city into the country.

• gave young men jobs and helped to stop erosion.

• offered many young African Americans profitable jobs.