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World War I to the Great Depression

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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.

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

3.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's three-pronged approach to solving the country’s economic problems during the Great Depression were described as ______, ______, and _____.

a)

Railroads, Roadways, and Reconstruction

b)

Relief, Recovery, and Reform

c)

New Deals, Conservation, and Agriculture

4.

After World War I, wages for workers were _______.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

not changed

d)

increased

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What is one of the things that President Roosevelt did that had an impact on Georgia during the Depression?

a)

He raised the price of tobacco.

b)

He appointed a Southern Democrat to be Governor of Georgia.

c)

He provided opportunities and jobs for poor Georgians through his New Deal programs.

d)

He ended the First World War.

8.

Georgia lost around __________ farms in the 1920's.

a)

1,000,000

b)

60,000

c)

1,000

d)

150

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Why did Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program?

a)

He thought the programs would be too expensive to be successful in Georgia

b)

He felt that the programs did not help poor Georgians enough.

c)

He did not want federal agents in Georgia

d)

He felt the government was overstepping its boundaries, and thought that the programs should help white people, but not black people.

12.

In the 1920's, many Georgians migrated from _______________.

a)

Florida to Mississippi

b)

The South to the East

c)

The South to the North and West

d)

The North to the South

13.

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

14.

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.

15.

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

a)

Recruits

b)

Circus Animals

c)

Farmers

d)

Freedmen

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.

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

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Corn

d)

Wool

18.

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

19.

The boll weevil was especially damaging to Georgia's _______ crops.

a)

cotton

b)

tobacco

c)

pecan

d)

peach

20.

These two events devastated farms in Georgia in the 1920's:

a)

World War I and the great drought

b)

The boll weevil infestation and drought

c)

The Great Depression and drought

d)

The boll weevil infestation and the Great Depression

21.

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

a)

Farmers

b)

Slaves

c)

Factories

d)

Freedmen

22.

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

a)

factories

b)

plantations

c)

sharecroppers

d)

tenant farmers

23.

An urban population is a _______ population.

a)

farm

b)

country

c)

city

d)

plantation

24.

In the 1920's, devastation on __________ caused big changes in Georgia.

a)

Railroads

b)

Rivers

c)

Farms

d)

Highways

25.

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

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Tom Watson

d)

Alonzo Herndon

26.

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

a)

Reform

b)

Relief

c)

Recovery

27.

The _______ population in Georgia decreased in the 1920's because of boll weevil infestations and drought.

a)

farmland

b)

urban

c)

city

d)

slave

28.

Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge ___________ President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs.

a)

favored

b)

opposed

c)

supported

d)

voted for

29.

After World War I, _______ for workers were low.

a)

wages

b)

insurance premiums

c)

hours

30.

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

31.

Stock market over speculation and over extension of credit led to ________________.

a)

The Great Depression

b)

World War I

c)

The boll weevil infestation

d)

The Civil War

32.

After World War I, prices for goods went down because industries produced _________ than consumers desired.

a)

more

b)

less

33.

After World War I, ________ prices decreased.

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Agricultural

d)

Water

34.

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.

35.

Who provided jobs to Americans through his New Deal programs?

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Henry Grady

36.

Boll weevils eat __________.

a)

Tobacco

b)

Peaches

c)

Cotton

d)

Pecans

37.

Who was President of the United States during the Great Depression?

a)

William Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

38.

The 'relief' goal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Program was to take immediate steps to reduce _________.

a)

unemployment

b)

crops

c)

hunger

d)

crime

39.

Who was Governor of Georgia during the Great Depression?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

John Cook

d)

Abraham Lincoln

40.

After the boll weevil infestation and drought of the 1920's, ________ was no longer 'King' in Georgia.

a)

Tobacco

b)

Cotton

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Textile