SS8H8 Test

List at least four ways Georgians contributed to World War I:

How did the boll weevil destroy the cotton crop throughout Georgia and the South?

What impact did the boll weevil damage have on the state of Georgia?

• It created more job opportunities for farmers.

• It destroyed the cotton crop and hurt the economy.

• It had no effect.

• It allowed cotton to be processed faster, generating more income.

Why do you think agricultural experts urged Georgia's farmers to diversify their crops?

• To be more like the northern farmers.

• To bring the price of cotton down.

• So that if something attacks one crop, they will have something to fall back on.

• They wanted farmers to fail.

Both the boll weevil and drought forced many of Georgia's farmers to do what?

What major event triggered the Great Depression?

How did bank failures contribute to the depression?

• They did not contribute to the depression.

• People lost their life savings and businesses had to close.

• The banks caused the stock market to crash.

• Bank failures did not occur during the Great Depression.

What was life like for farmers in Georgia during the Great Depression?

• Prosperous

• Profitable

• Challenging

• Easy

Which president was in office during the beginning of the Great Depression but didn't do much to help Americans?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Andrew Jackson

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (FDR)

• Herbert Hoover

Who was elected president in 1932 with promises to pull America out of the Depression?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (FDR)

• Andrew Jackson

• Herbert Hoover