WorksheetsGeorgia WWI - WWII
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What program protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
2.
Name 4 causes of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism, and Nationalism
d)
All of the Answer Choices are Correct
3.
What events draw the United States into World War I?
a)
Zimmerman telegraph
b)
Sinking of Lusitania
c)
US ships are sunk by Germany
d)
All of the Answer Choices are Correct
4.
What contributions are made by Georgia during WWI?
a)
Food,
soldiers, housing POWs
b)
Food, Houses, and Money
c)
Money and Land
d)
Soldiers and Money
5.
What events have devastating effects on Georgia’s farmers during the 1920’s and 1930’s?
a)
Boll
Weevil, Drought
b)
Winter and Drought
c)
Boll Weevil and Field Mice
d)
Excessive Rainfall
6.
What time period in United States history was marked by high unemployment and low economic activity?
a)
Great Recession
b)
Great Depression
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Dark Ages
7.
What events contributed to the Great Depression.
a)
Farmer were in a depression
b)
over-speculation of stocks
c)
the stock market crashes
d)
All the Answer Choices are Correct
8.
What plan was devised by President Franklin Roosevelt to help the nation recover from the Great Depression?
a)
Great Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
My Awesome Plan
d)
The Great Depression Recovery Plan
9.
What tie did President Franklin Roosevelt have to Georgia?
a)
He
owned a home in Warm Springs, GA were he traveled frequently for Polio
treatment
b)
He was born in Georgia
c)
His mother and father lived in Georgia
d)
His wife was from Georgia
10.
Which of the New Deal programs was a form of insurance for the disabled, elderly, and unemployed?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
REA
d)
SS
11.
Which of the New Deal programs paid farmers to plant less limiting the supply and driving prices up?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
REA
d)
SS
12.
Which of the New Deal programs created jobs maintaining national parks?
a)
NAACP
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
REA
13.
Who is governor of Georgia during the Great Depression?
a)
Eugene Talmadge
b)
FDR
c)
Carl Vinson
d)
Richard B. Russell
14.
Who supported Eugene Talmadge?
a)
Farmers
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
African Americans
15.
Who would have not been supportive of Eugene Talmadge?
a)
Farmers
b)
African Americans
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
16.
How does Eugene Talmadge keep getting reelected?
a)
County Unit System
b)
Luck
c)
Republican Support
d)
Threats
17.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
It allowed the United States to lend and lease billions of dollars of supplies to the Allied Powers during the war.
b)
Lending Money to the allied powers
c)
Leasing cars and trucks to Europe.
18.
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Attack on 9/11
19.
Name three ways that Georgia prospered from WWII.
a)
Bell Aircraft, shipyards in Savannah and Brunswick, and the addition/growth of several military bases
b)
Food, Soldiers, and Housing POWs
20.
What US senator from Georgia was an advocate for strong military and brought bases, the CDC, and federal funding to Georgia?
a)
Richard B. Russell
b)
Carl Vinson
c)
FDR
d)
Eugene Talmadge
21.
What US House of Representative member from Georgia was a strong supporter building the navy and served the longest term of any House of Representative member in US history?
a)
Carl Vinson
b)
Richard B. Russell
c)
FDR
d)
Eugene Talmadge
22.
What impact does the Holocaust have on Georgia?
a)
It causes some Georgians to rethink segregation
b)
Caused Georgians to create a museum in Washington D.C.
c)
It had no impact on the state of Georgia
23.
What attempts does Georgia make to remember the Holocaust?
a)
GA Commission on the Holocaust-teaches against prejudice; groups help survivors
b)
Georgia chooses not to remember/talk about the Holocaust.
24.
This president believed in "lassiez-faire" policy as related to the Great Depression.
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Wilson
d)
Truman
25.
The ______________________________ powers were made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
a)
United Nations
b)
Allied
c)
Central
d)
Force
26.
This German message was sent to Mexico offering the country a chance to ally with Germany and attack the United States.
a)
Titanic Telegram
b)
Jim Crow Message
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Zimmerman Telegram
27.
Georgians helped the war effort by planting _______________ gardens and training infantry troops at Fort _________________.
a)
Victory; McPhearson
b)
Victory; Benning
c)
War; Atlanta
d)
War; Stone Mountain
28.
Which ones was NOT a main reason for WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Impeachment
d)
Nationalism
29.
Which 2 things brought GEORGIA into a depression before the rest of the country?
a)
Drought & the impact of the boll weevil on cotton
b)
Unpaid loans & roaring 20s
c)
Stock Market Crash & New Deal
d)
Atlanta Riot & newspaper coverage of the event
30.
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.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
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?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
NYA
d)
TVA
32.
Who was president of the United States when the nation fell into the Great Depression?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Warren Harding
33.
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.
a)
AAA
b)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
c)
WPA
d)
Rural Electrification
34.
"The New Deal" was designed around what things?
a)
Food, shelter, and banks
b)
relief, recovery, and reform
c)
starvation, world peace, and helping those in need
d)
Government budgets
35.
Which recovery program provided jobs for young men on outdoor projects such as planting trees and developing national parks?
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
FDIC
d)
SEC
36.
Who supported Eugene Talmadge?
a)
Impoverished Urban residents
b)
Rural Farmers
c)
Atlanta Industrialists
d)
New Deal supporters
37.
What did the boll weevil do to the cotton plant?
a)
Supporter increased production of cotton
b)
Made the cotton larger
c)
larve ate the cotton bolls
d)
drank the water from the root system
38.
Who was the president that had a laissez-faire attitude toward the recovery of the Great Depression ?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Hoover
c)
Jefferson
d)
Roosevelt
39.
Which New Deal program helped get farmers electricity?
a)
REA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
Social Security
40.
Which New Deal program provides for retirement and unemployment insurance?
a)
REA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
Social Security
41.
The US entered WWII when Japan attacked
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Midway
c)
England
d)
China
42.
What famous statement refers to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
"day that will live in infamy"
b)
"shot heard round the world"
c)
"we have only begun to fight"
d)
"the British are coming"
43.
Which was a major contribution by Georgia to support the fighting in WWII?
a)
Military bases were established that trained large numbers of troops
b)
Radar technology was developed and tested in Georgia
c)
Research was completed in Georgia that led to the atomic bomb
d)
Hospitals trained large numbers of doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps
44.
Where were the Liberty Ships built?
a)
Brunswick and Savannah
b)
Savannah and Atlanta
c)
Brunswick and Macon
d)
Columbus and Savannah
45.
What was the impact of Richard Russell's service in the US Senate from 1932 to 1971?
a)
It gave Georgia strong leadership in the Senate as a result of his length of service
b)
It showed that a Republican could be repeatedly elected in Georgia
c)
It was not significant because he had no political opposition
d)
It declined because he did not have a strong military record
46.
Because of Richard Russell's sponsorship of a program for school children, he earned the nickname
a)
father of Common Core
b)
father of the county school system
c)
father of the school lunch program
d)
father of the graded school
47.
Which of these was part of Georgia's contributions to WWII?
a)
All of these
b)
Building planes and ships
c)
Military bases and troop training
d)
320,000 Georgians joined the military
48.
Who built B-29 bombers at an aircraft facility in Marietta?
a)
Bell Aircraft
b)
The U.S. Air Force
c)
Ford Airplane Company
d)
General Motors
49.
Military bases impact local economies in all these ways except
a)
New businesses are created to support the military post
b)
Soldiers spend money in the nearby town
c)
Businesses leave because of the extra competition
d)
Visitors to the post often stay and eat in the area around the post
50.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
51.
Which of these reasons were causes of the Great Depression?
Reason 1: Increase in consumer spending
Reason 2: Overspeculation in the Stock Market
Reason 3: Bank failures
Reason 4. Government subsidation of farming
Reason 1: Increase in consumer spending
Reason 2: Overspeculation in the Stock Market
Reason 3: Bank failures
Reason 4. Government subsidation of farming
a)
Reasons 1 and 4
b)
Reasons 1 and 2
c)
Reasons 3 and 4
d)
Reasons 2 and 3
52.
Which event is known as “Black Tuesday”?
a)
The storming of the Bastille
b)
Armistice day
c)
The stock market crash of 1929
d)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
53.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
54.
What two factors caused Georgia to experience a depression before the rest of the USA?
a)
Atlanta Riots and KKK
b)
tornadoes and hurricanes
c)
Boll Weevil & Drought
d)
Blizzard & Influenza Outbreak
55.
-borrowing more money than could be repaid
-speculating in the stock market
-overproducing farm products
-overproducing industrial products
These events led to
-speculating in the stock market
-overproducing farm products
-overproducing industrial products
These events led to
a)
World War II
b)
The Great Society
c)
Hoover's re-election
d)
The Great Depression
56.
What Georgia governor served during the Great Depression and spent a great deal of his time speaking out against the New Deal, blacks, and the metropolitan areas?
a)
Ellis Arnall
b)
Eurith Rivers
c)
Richard Russell
d)
Eugene Talmadge
57.
What did Eugene Talmadge support?
a)
FDR
b)
New Deal
c)
White Supremacy
d)
African Americans
58.
Military bases in Georgia were used during WWII to train soldiers, provide treatment to the wounded, and house prisoners of war. Which is not a military based located in Georgia that was used during this time?
a)
Fort Benning
b)
Camp Stewart
c)
Fort McPherson
d)
Fort Knox
59.
Who was the youngest governor in Georgia and is credited with legislation providing school lunches at public schools?
a)
Eugene Talmadge
b)
Herman Talmadge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Richard Russell
60.
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
a)
8.0%
b)
15.6%
c)
54.0%
d)
24.9%
61.
The new deal changed political thinking because it supported idea that__________.
a)
rights of workers are less important than businesses
b)
Supreme Court should play a larger role
c)
Gov't should become more involved in the social/economic life of people
d)
Foreign Policy is more important than domestic
62.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
63.
Which of the New Deal plans created jobs building power lines for rural areas?
a)
REA
b)
AAA
c)
NBA
d)
NHL
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