20th Century SS8H8-9

Question 1

New Deal Program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas

Accepted Answer

Rural Electritification Act (REA)

Question 2

World War 1

Accepted Answer

Primarily a European war, later joined by the U. S.

Question 3

A New Deal Program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.

Accepted Answer

Civilian Conservation Corp

Question 4

Atl 's longest serving mayor, aviation to Atl, worked with civil rights ldrs during the movemen

Accepted Answer

William B. Hartsfield

Question 5

Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for U.S. war effort.

Accepted Answer

Bell Bomber Plant

Question 6

1946 governors race

Accepted Answer

three governor's controversy

Question 7

Reasons for the Great Depression (check all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Bank Failures, Drought, Over production

Question 8

Georgia's 2 deep water ports during World War II

Accepted Answer

Savannah and Brunswick

Question 9

Longest serving Congressman in U.S. history from Georgia; advocate for a strong U.S. military

Accepted Answer

Carl Vinson

Question 10

New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers

Accepted Answer

Social Security Act (SSA)

Question 11

This 4 time governor fought against President Roosevelt's New Deal policies

Accepted Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Question 12

Japanese surprise attack on a naval base in Hawaii

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor

Question 13

This insect destroyed the cotton crop during the 1920's and 30's in S. E. United States.

Accepted Answer

Boll Weevil

Question 14

Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator

Accepted Answer

Richard Russell

Question 15

Series of federal programs used to aid the nations recovery during the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

New Deal

Question 16

Devasting event in 1924 that affected farmers in Georgia.

Accepted Answer

drought

Question 17

A time in the midwest 1930-36 characterized by drought, huge dust storms and major crop damage

Accepted Answer

Dust bowl

Question 18

Home to President Roosevelt's Little White House, as a rehabilitation center for polio victims

Accepted Answer

Warm Springs, Ga.

Question 19

6 million Blacks moved north between 1910 and 1970

Accepted Answer

Great Migration

Question 20

A.A.A or Agricultural Adjustment Act

Accepted Answer

program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops.

Question 21

mayor of Atl. key in the development of Atl and sports to the city and civil rights movement

Accepted Answer

Ivan Allen

Question 22

These 187 ships were made in Georgia

Accepted Answer

Liberty Ships

Question 23

send billions of $ in supplies and equipment to allied countries for rights to their bases.

Accepted Answer

Lend Lease Act

Question 24

the federal district court ruled that this was unconstitutional, when Blacks sued Georgia

Accepted Answer

white primary

Question 25

The most destructive war in human history.

Accepted Answer

World War II

20th Century SS8H8-9

Questions 25

20th Century SS8H8-9

Questions 25