Worksheetsww1-ww2 Unit 7
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Using the graphic organizer which cause of the Great Depression is the above cycle illustrating?
overproduction of agriculture
stock market crash
unemployment cycle
bank failures
Using the graph, What year did stock prices start to rise after the beginning of the Great Depression?
1921
1929
1932
1935
"This great nation will endures as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to hear is fear itself."
President Roosevelt spoke the quote in order to calm the fears of the public during which difficult period in history?
Great Depression
World war 2
Cold War
world War 1
Using the graph, what conclusion can be made about the Great Depression?
The 1929 Stock Market crash negatively affected he employment rate
An increase in social programs positively affected the employment rate
Stock speculation and "buying on the margin" negatively affected employment
The gap between the rich and the working class decreased between 1927-1937.
Using the graph, what can be concluded from the following graph?
Federal government spending increased 100% between 1929 and 1932.
The Republicans defeated the Democrats for control of Congress in 1936.
World War 2 resulted in increased government spending in the United States.
Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs increased government spending after 1933.
How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act help GA farmers during the Great Depression?
persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas
paying farmers to plan less cotton which caused the price of cotton to increase
Helping farmers find new types of crops that grow in all types of weather.
Which of these New Deal programs would have had the GREATEST impact on rural farmers during the 1930s?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rural Electrification Act
Social Security Act
What was the PRIMARY reason for President Roosevelt's repeated trips to GA?
his wife was born in Atlanta and raised in savannah
his vice president was a native of Pine Mountain, GA
The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio
The coastal area was key to getting his New Deal through Congress.
Which of the following best explains the benefit of the Bell Aircraft Corporation's impact on the people of GA?
helped put an end to the Great Depression
turned the city into a major industrial center
supplied the city with an international airport
helped women find post war employment
served in the US Senate from 1933-1971
known for his efforts to strengthen national defense
supported small farmers
supported soil and water conservation
worked to bring military bases to GA
Richard Russell
Eugene Talmadge
William Harris
Carl Vinson
What were the cities Savannah and Brunswick BEST known for during WW2?
building liberty ships
manufacturing airplanes
having strong military bases
having military training camps
how did Eugene Taldmadge misunderstand GA voters which resulted in a GA primary loss in 1936?
he supported the increasing power of Hitler in Nazi Germany
he opposed the integration of public schools which many Georgians supported
He opposed the passage of minimum wage which hurt GA textile workers
he opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed government help
