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Unit 7 Depression to WWii

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cotton farmer in Georgia right after World War 1 would have been most concerned about

a)

Populism

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

The Boll Weevil

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

2.

What is a boll weevil?

a)

Someone who buys more than they can save

b)

An insect that destroyed cotton crops in the South

c)

An African American who moved north during the 1920

d)

A farmer who refused to move to the city despite hard economic times

3.

A farmer who grows more than one crop has done what?

a)

Diversified

b)

Subsidized

c)

Overproduced

d)

Sharecropped

4.

Overproduction, falling stock prices, and consumerism all contributed to what?

a)

World War II

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Great Migration

d)

The Great Depression

5.

Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression on Georgia?

a)

Cotton prices rose.

b)

More people left the cities for rural areas.

c)

More people left farms and moved to the cities.

d)

Public education thrived because people left farms to get an education.

6.

What impact did overproduction have on Georgia farmers?

a)

It had little effect on farmers because most of them did not buy stocks.

b)

It raised farm prices and made them prosperous right before the Depression.

c)

It almost wiped out farmers because most of them had diversified their crops.

d)

It caused farm prices to drop and made it difficult for farmers to get out of debt.

7.

Which event triggered the Great Depression?

a)

Atlanta Riot

b)

1938 World’s Fair

c)

Treaty ending World War I

d)

Stock Market Crash in 1929

8.

Which of the following is not a result of the stock market crash in 1929?

a)

Banks ran out of money.

b)

Savings accounts were emptied.

c)

Businesses increased production.

d)

People were forced to sell their homes.

9.

Who was president of the United States when the Great Depression began?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

10.

Which of the following areas saw the greatest decrease in population during the Great Depression?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Savannah

c)

Rural Georgia

d)

Northern cities

11.

What was the name of President Roosevelt’s plan to help people during the Great Depression?

a)

CCC

b)

New Deal

c)

Consumerism

d)

Great Migration

12.

Which of the following best describes President Roosevelt’s approach to dealing with the Great Depression?

a)

He believed in using government programs to end the crisis.

b)

He wanted farmers to produce more cotton so that they could get out of debt.

c)

He wanted the government to do as little as possible because he believed the economy would fix itself.

d)

He believed that states should be responsible for solving their own problems without help from the national government.

13.

During the Great Depression, the federal government paid farmers subsidies in an effort to

a)

Buy out farms

b)

End segregation

c)

End overproduction

d)

Increase cotton production

14.

Which program provided money for people who were out of work as well as retirement pay during and after the Great Depression?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Rural Electrification Administration

15.

Which New Deal program put young men to work preserving the nation’s natural resources?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Rural Electrification Administration

16.

Which New Deal program helped the disabled?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Rural Electrification Administration

17.

Which New Deal program helped raise the price of cotton in Georgia?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Works Progress Administration

18.

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act help Georgia’s farmers?

a)

It ended subsidies.

b)

It paid farmers in Georgia to relocate as part of the Great Migration.

c)

It paid farmers to produce more cotton so they could make more money.

d)

It paid farmers not to produce certain crops in an effort to raise farm prices.

19.

A farmer who grows more than one crop has done what?

a)

Subsidized

b)

Diversified

c)

Sharecropped

d)

Overproduced

20.

Which program brought electric power to Georgia’s farms?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Rural Electrification Administration

21.

In Georgia, what was one of the main tasks undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps?

a)

To build many of Georgia’s state parks

b)

To provide education to inner city youth

c)

To capitalize on Georgia’s mineral resources

d)

To restore old houses destroyed during the Civil War

22.

The New Deal came later to Georgia than many other southern areas because

a)

Roosevelt did not like Georgia.

b)

Georgians were not hit as hard by the Depression.

c)

Governor Eugene Talmadge resisted federal intervention in state affairs.

d)

Republicans were too powerful in Georgia and would not back Roosevelt’s policies.

23.

Which statement is true regarding Eugene Talmadge?

a)

He was the biggest political hero to Georgia’s white, rural farmers since Tom Watson.

b)

He was a huge supporter of the New Deal.

c)

He was governor of Georgia during World War I.

d)

He caused great controversy by claiming that blacks had the same rights as whites.

24.

Which of the following would FDR and Eugene Talmadge have most agreed on?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Farmers needing relief during the Great Depression

c)

The federal government’s proper role during an economic crisis

d)

Georgia needing the New Deal’s programs to help it economically

25.

What was a result of the Great Depression?

a)

World War I

b)

Prosperity and consumerism

c)

Increased investments in the stock market

d)

Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities

26.

Which statement explains the impact of the New Deal on Georgia?

a)

Georgia became a national leader in computer manufacturing.

b)

Many army bases in Georgia were built in order to prepare for World War II.

c)

The Rural Electrification Administration caused many rural regions to receive electricity for the first time.

d)

The programs caused many Native Americans to move out of the state and onto reservations in Oklahoma.

27.

The purpose of the Land-Lease Act was:

a)

To lend land in the United States to the Allied Powers.

b)

To lend land in the United States to the Axis Powers.

c)

To lend weapons and supplies to the Allied Powers.

d)

To lend weapons and supplies to the Axis Powers while siding with the Allied Powers.

28.

What happened on Dec. 8, 1941 as a result Japan bombing Pearl Harbor?

a)

The US declared war on Japan

b)

The US dropped an atomic bomb on Germany.

c)

The US wrote the Treaty of Versailles ending the war.

d)

The US joined forces with Japan to fight Germany.

29.

Along with building the B-29, what else did Bell Aircraft do for Georgia during WWII?

a)

Built Liberty Ships

b)

Employed thousands of workers

c)

Provided a training facility for military officers

d)

Provided a facility for Rest & Recreation for soldiers

30.

-Training camps

-Hospitals

-Prisons

What is being described by the bullets above?

a)

War Bonds

b)

Military Bases

c)

Land-Lease Act

d)

Foreign Assistance Programs

31.

-Known as the “Father of the Two Ocean Navy”

-Promoted building the US Navy

-Served 50 years in the House of Representatives


Who is being described by the bullets above?

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Richard Russell

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

32.

-Promoted building military bases

-Started the National School Lunch Program

-Served as Governor of Georgia


Who is being described by the bullets above?

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Richard Russell

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

33.

As a result of Roosevelt’s frequent visits to Warm springs, which of the following is true?

a)

Georgians resented the taxes Roosevelt placed on them.

b)

He was well liked as his New Deal Plan helped rural Georgians

c)

He was not popular because his New Deal Plan put farmers in debt.

d)

The public had neutral feelings about him because he isolated himself at Warm Springs.

34.

Which two New Deal plans did Roosevelt create as a result of he frequent visit to Warm Springs?

a)

AAA & SSA

b)

CCC & REA

c)

SSA & CCC

d)

REA & AAA

35.

What event finally brought the Great Depression to an end?

a)

WWII

b)

The Civil War

c)

Reconstruction

d)

The Stock Market Crash