WorksheetsGeorgia from World War 1 to the Great Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What insect destroyed cotton crops in Georgia in the 1920's?
The Gypsy Moth
The Locust
The Boll Weevil
The Evel Knievel
Stock market over speculation was one of the factors that led to:
The Dust Bowl
The Civil War
World War I
The Great Depression
What foundation did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish in Georgia to help people get treatment for their medical conditions?
The Warm Springs Foundation.
The Atlanta Life Insurance Company
The Hartford Foundation
The Freedmen's Bureau
Many of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's ____ _______ programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Rural Electrification Administration, provided opportunities and jobs for poor people in Georgia during the Great Depression.
Old South
New Deal
Farmer's Alliance
Civil Rights
During World War I, Georgia military facilities contributed to the war effort by training _________.
Recruits
Circus Animals
Farmers
Freedmen
During World War I, Georgia farmers supported the war effort by growing _________ for clothing
Cotton
Tobacco
Corn
Wool
During World War I, Georgia _________ produced uniforms and bandages.
Farmers
Slaves
Factories
Freedmen
Georgia governor _______ _______ opposed President Roosevelt's New Deal Programs.
Eugene Talmadge
Jimmy Carter
Tom Watson
Alonzo Herndon
After World War I, _______ for workers were low.
wages
insurance premiums
hours
After World War I, ________ prices decreased.
Silver
Gold
Agricultural
Water
High tariffs on European goods and risky loans to European nations were two factors that contributed to the ________ _________.
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
New South
Indian Removal.
The three goals of president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Plan were Relief, Recovery, and ________
Reconstitution
Reform
Republicanism
Refried Beans
The New Deal goal of adopting new, different policies to avoid future issues was called:
Reform
Relief
Recovery
During World War I, Georgia ________ provided canned goods for soldiers overseas.
factories
plantations
sharecroppers
tenant farmers
During World War I, close to 100,000 Georgians volunteered for:
The Red Cross
The Civil Rights Movement
The Military
The Peace Corps
During the 1920's, severe ________ in Georgia caused crops to die and fields to dry up
pestilence
sharecropping
famine
drought
Because of the Boll Weevil infestations and severe drought that occurred in Georgia in the 1920's, farmers had nothing to sell and couldn't __________
Pay off debts
Pay for new seeds
Volunteer to go to war.
A and B.
After the boll weevil destroyed cotton crops in Georgia in the 1920's, Georgia farmers increased their production of ___________.
canned goods
tobacco
apples
wheat
After the boll weevil infestations and severe drought of the 1920's, many Georgians moved from farms to:
Mexico
Europe
Cities
Florida
After the devastation on the farms in Georgia, many Georgians left the state and went __________ to learn new skills.
Florida
Mexico
Cuba
North and West
