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Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose 3 contributions made by Georgia during WWI.

a)

military bases for training troops

b)

volunteers for military duty

c)

private citizens grew Victory Gardens to help provide food

d)

Georgia built tanks to send to Europe

e)

Georgia supplied internet equipment to aide in communication

2.

Read carefully. What event is a result of the actions listed?

over use of credit risky loans to other countries over production of goods, including produce over selling of stocks

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

WWI

c)

The Great Depression

d)

Reconstruction Era

3.

This guy didn't want a New Deal for all Americans, only those that were like him. Who is he?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

Ellis Arnall

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

FDRs New Deal programs were designed to help_____

a)

only whites

b)

only people of color

c)

all citizens of the US

5.

Choose the two environmental factors that helped lead to the Great Depression.

a)

boll weevil and intense flooding

b)

bowling silk worm and forest fires

c)

boll weevil and severe drought

d)

bowling silk worm and drought

6.

Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt consider Georgia to be his second home, near and dear to his heart?

a)

He was originally born in Georgia and later returned.

b)

He visited often, had a home here, and engaged with the people.

c)

He came to Georgia for medical procedures once a month.

d)

He loved the southern food and came here to eat.

7.

Two New Deal Programs aimed at helping country folks in Georgia were the

a)

Ag Adjustment Act and Rural Free Delivery Act

b)

Ag. Adjustment Act and the Rural Electrification Act.

c)

Social Security and Bailout Loans

8.

All of the following happened during the Great Depression except________

a)

banks had no money and closed their doors.

b)

many people lost their savings, their jobs, and their homes.

c)

many people left the Southern farms in search of work.

d)

Population in rural areas increased.

9.

Many Georgians grew Victory Gardens during WWI because

a)

roof top gardens were a new cool, hip thing to have.

b)

many food items were rationed inorder to send more to the troops.

c)

there was a famine in the U.S.

d)

the government forced them to do so.

10.

The County Unit System gave an advantage to the rural, farm areas by

a)

giving a certain number of votes based on catagory (rural, town, urban) instead of based on population

b)

giving a certain number of votes based on population

c)

giving a certain number of votes based on the amount of agriculture within the county

d)

giving every county in Georgia an equal amount of voting power

11.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of the New Deal?

a)

To give Franklin Roosevelt more control over the government

b)

To give African Americans equal opportunities

c)

To bring economic recovery to the United States and to help people get jobs

d)

To cause and economic panic

12.

Which governor of Georgia did NOT want the government to get involved in the recovery of the depression and would not allow the New Deal Programs in Georgia?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Brian Kemp

c)

Richard B Russell

d)

Eugene Talmadge