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SS8H8 WWI to Great Depressin

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best explains the reason behind the Crash of '29

a)

Consumers were working too hard in the factories

b)

Americans lost their savings and could not pay their bills

c)

Factories closed when demand for products decreased

d)

Europeans started to import more American wheat

2.

Consumer who borrowed money to buy more stocks were buying on

a)

a whim

b)

guarantees

c)

their feet

d)

margin

3.

These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Rooseveltiums

c)

Wilsontowns

d)

Rye

4.

The New Deal promised

a)

Rest and relaxation

b)

Relief, reform and recovery

c)

A chicken in every pot

d)

peace, justice and the American way.

5.
Month and Day that Stock Market Crashed
a)
October 28, 1929
b)
October 29, 1928
c)
October 29, 1929
d)
October 29, 1939
6.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
7.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
8.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
9.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
10.
What natural disaster of the 1930s added insult to injury?
a)
Flooding along the Mississippi River
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
Tornadoes called the Helen Hunt Twisters
d)
Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast
11.

What caused Georgia to go into a depression before the Great Depression? (two correct answers)

a)

stock market crash

b)

boll weevil

c)

overproduction of crops

d)

bank closers

e)

drought

12.

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

13.

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

14.

FDRs New Deal programs were designed to help_____

a)

only whites

b)

only people of color

c)

all citizens of the US

15.

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

16.

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.

17.

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

18.

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.

19.

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.

20.

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

21.

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

22.

Which BEST describes Georgia in WWi?

a)

Ga. was only involved because we sent soldiers to fight.

b)

Georgia refused to ration goods and promote civilian assistance.

c)

Ga. was very involved. (sent troops, helped on the home front)

d)

Ga. did not support WWI.

23.

Unstable economy, overproduction, bank failures, reduction in purchasing ALL led to

a)

Great Depression

b)

WWI

c)

drought of 1925

d)

invasion of the boll weevil

24.

Why would Talmadge oppose the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

a)

because he was once a cotton farmer

b)

he thought the AAA needed to make quotas or amounts of cotton produced even lower

c)

he said the AAA put too much government control over farmers

d)

he agreed with diversification of crops

25.

How did the AAA help Georgia farmers?

a)

It encouraged farmers to move to cities in search of jobs.

b)

It payed farmers to plant less cotton, therefore increasing the price of cotton.

c)

It helped farmers chose other crops that would grow in all types of weather.

26.

What is the main reason for FDR's many trips to Georgia?

a)

His wife's family was from Georgia.

b)

His vice president was from Savannah.

c)

The coastal area of Georgia was his favorite vacation spot.

d)

Therapy in the waters of Warm Springs helped relieve the effects of polio.

27.

How did the AAA negatively affect sharecroppers in Georgia?

a)

They were out of work due to lower crop production.

b)

They were forced to lower the price of the cotton they grew.

c)

They were forced to grow more crops for less money.

d)

Farmers were laid off that worked on their farms.

28.

How did the New Deal affect Georgia's citizens? Choose 2.

a)

More immigrants moved to Georgia.

b)

Rural Georgians received electricity services.

c)

Social security gave income to unemployed Georgians.

d)

Unemployed Georgians were put to work.

29.

How did rural farmers benefit from the REA?

a)

They gained access to electricity through the new power lines.

b)

They could now produce alcohol and sell it for profit.

c)

They could sell the electricity coming to their farms.

30.

Which New Deal policy put young men and war veterans to work constructing trails and making environmental conservation projects?

a)

AAA

b)

CCC

c)

REA

d)

SSA

31.

How did Eugene Talmadge respond to federal New Deal programs in Georgia?

a)

He helped expand New Deal money

b)

He refused to accept federal New Deal money

c)

He refused to follow federal New Deal regulations

d)

He accepted and followed the New Deal regulations

32.

in 1936, Eugene Talmadge lost his campaign for the US Senate to Richard B. Russell. What can you infer about how Georgians viewed the New Deal from this statement?

a)

The New Deal became less popular with Georgians

b)

The New Deal became more popular with Georgians

c)

The New Deal remained unpopular with most Georgia voters

d)

The New Deal was no longer a major political issue for Georgia voters

33.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoyed spending time in a home located in Warms Springs. What nickname was given to the home in Georgia?

a)

The Little White House

b)

The Other White House

c)

The Georgia White House

d)

The Southern White House

34.

Which TWO statements explain how the Rural

Electrification Act of 1936 helped stimulate

Georgia's economy?

a)

It encouraged consumers to buy new electrical

household appliances.

b)

It encouraged the spread of socialist ideals to help the

poor survive the effects of the Dust Bowl.

c)

It encouraged businesses to invest in local electrical

companies to reduce utilities costs for rural citizens.

d)

It encouraged businesses to move out of city centers

and to develop new business ventures in rural areas.

35.

Which of the following New Deal programs were

MOST helpful to farmers?

a)

CCC

b)

AAA

c)

CCC and FDIC

d)

AAA and FDIC

36.
The _______________ is an insect whose larva feeds on the cotton plant.  By 1915, this insect migrated to GA and drastically reduced the state's cotton crop.
a)
boll weevil
b)
roach
c)
ant
d)
bee
37.

How did FDR's ties to Georgia impact the state during the Great Depression?

a)

FDR was a northern Democrat from New York and was not concerned with issues in Georgia during the Great Depression.

b)

FDR witnessed the struggles of farmers on his visits to Warm Springs & provided electricity and aid to rural areas through New Deal programs.

c)

FDR fell in love with southern culture and decided to move to Georgia and live here permanently.

d)

FDR befriended Governor Talmadge during his visits to Warm Springs and the two men worked closely together during the Great Depression.

38.

What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal"?

a)

A treaty signed with Germany to end World War I and bring peace to Europe and the United States.

b)

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations that provided jobs and aid during the Great Depression.

c)

A contract signed by FDR in order for the Little White House to be built in Warm Springs, Georgia.

d)

A number of court cases that addressed Jim Crow, racial violence and school segregation in the south.

39.

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal helped bring electricity to farms which allowed farmers to produce more crops?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Rural Electrification Act (REA)

d)

Social Security Act (SSA)

40.

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal plan paid farmers to stop overproducing cotton and tobacco?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Rural Electrification Act (REA)

d)

Social Security Act (SSA)

41.

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal plan was designed to offer income for retired or disabled Americans?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

d)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

42.

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal was designed to provide young, unmarried men with conservation jobs and public service projects like building parks, erosion control and flood prevention?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

d)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

43.

Governor of Georgia who fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal Policy

(a)  

44.

32nd US President who came up with the New Deal to help get the US out of the Great Depression

(a)  

45.

GA city where FDR visited often to help with rehabilitation from polio

a)

Warm Springs

b)

Atlanta

c)

Augusta

d)

Louisville