The 20th century

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.

When war erupted in Europe in 1939, the response of the United States was

• to remain neutral.
• to assist allied countries in Europe fighting Germany.
• to immediately commit combat troops to the European front.
• to assist the Axis powers in war production.

What Georgia city would have been MOST responsible for the construction of this B-29 Superfortress during World War II?

• Athens
• Atlanta
• Augusta
• Marietta

What reason would BEST support the reason for Savannah and Brunswick being important shipyards during World War II?

• They are both located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
• They are both located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
• They were both home to world-famous ship-building schools.
• They were both targets of Axis attacks during World War II.

What role did Carl Vinson and Richard B. Russell play in World War II?

• They used their power as U.S. Senators to increase Air Force spending during World War II.
• They were governors who helped to sell war bonds and encourage enlistment in the armed forces.
• They were challengers to Franklin Roosevelt because they wanted the U.S. to stay out of the war.
• They were powerful Congressmen who help improve the U.S. military and to have military bases built in Georgia.

Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?

• He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
• He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.
• He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
• He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.