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Georgia from World War 1 to the Great Depression

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What insect destroyed cotton crops in Georgia in the 1920's?

a)

The Gypsy Moth

b)

The Locust

c)

The Boll Weevil

d)

The Evel Knievel

2.

Stock market over speculation was one of the factors that led to:

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

The Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

The Great Depression

3.

What foundation did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish in Georgia to help people get treatment for their medical conditions?

a)

The Warm Springs Foundation.

b)

The Atlanta Life Insurance Company

c)

The Hartford Foundation

d)

The Freedmen's Bureau

4.

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.

a)

Old South

b)

New Deal

c)

Farmer's Alliance

d)

Civil Rights

5.

During World War I, Georgia military facilities contributed to the war effort by training _________.

a)

Recruits

b)

Circus Animals

c)

Farmers

d)

Freedmen

6.

During World War I, Georgia farmers supported the war effort by growing _________ for clothing

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Corn

d)

Wool

7.

During World War I, Georgia _________ produced uniforms and bandages.

a)

Farmers

b)

Slaves

c)

Factories

d)

Freedmen

8.

Georgia governor _______ _______ opposed President Roosevelt's New Deal Programs.

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Tom Watson

d)

Alonzo Herndon

9.

After World War I, _______ for workers were low.

a)

wages

b)

insurance premiums

c)

hours

10.

After World War I, ________ prices decreased.

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Agricultural

d)

Water

11.

High tariffs on European goods and risky loans to European nations were two factors that contributed to the ________ _________.

a)

Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

New South

d)

Indian Removal.

12.

The three goals of president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Plan were Relief, Recovery, and ________

a)

Reconstitution

b)

Reform

c)

Republicanism

d)

Refried Beans

13.

The New Deal goal of adopting new, different policies to avoid future issues was called:

a)

Reform

b)

Relief

c)

Recovery

14.

During World War I, Georgia ________ provided canned goods for soldiers overseas.

a)

factories

b)

plantations

c)

sharecroppers

d)

tenant farmers

15.

During World War I, close to 100,000 Georgians volunteered for:

a)

The Red Cross

b)

The Civil Rights Movement

c)

The Military

d)

The Peace Corps

16.

During the 1920's, severe ________ in Georgia caused crops to die and fields to dry up

a)

pestilence

b)

sharecropping

c)

famine

d)

drought

17.

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 __________

a)

Pay off debts

b)

Pay for new seeds

c)

Volunteer to go to war.

d)

A and B.

18.

After the boll weevil destroyed cotton crops in Georgia in the 1920's, Georgia farmers increased their production of ___________.

a)

canned goods

b)

tobacco

c)

apples

d)

wheat

19.

After the boll weevil infestations and severe drought of the 1920's, many Georgians moved from farms to:

a)

Mexico

b)

Europe

c)

Cities

d)

Florida

20.

After the devastation on the farms in Georgia, many Georgians left the state and went __________ to learn new skills.

a)

Florida

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

North and West