1920s-Great Depression-New Deal-Eugene Talmadge Review

Question 1

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act aid Georgia's farmers?

Accepted Answer

gave price supports for farmers to grow less cotton.

Question 2

The production and sale of alcohol was banned in the US by the

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18th Amendment

Question 3

This person created the supermarket and shopping cart

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Goldman

Question 4

Which term describes the belief that economic problems can work themselves out in the market

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Laissez-faire

Question 5

In addition to the boll weevil, Georgia cotton farmers in the 1920s were hurt by

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droughts.

Question 6

President FDR introduced many New Deal programs. Which of these is still around today?

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Social Security

Question 7

Besides himself and God, who did Eugene Talmadge call the friend of the rural voter?

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Sears Roebuck

Question 8

All of the following were New Deal programs as put forth by Franklin Roosevelt EXCEPT

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National Farmers Alliance.

Question 9

the ability to buy products as a person has enough money

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purchasing powers

Question 10

The New Deal programs were intended to

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relieve the suffering of the unemployed.

Question 11

Which New Deal program did Georgia’s textile industry resist?

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NRA

Question 12

The day the nation’s stock market “crashed,” plunging the country into a depression is referred

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Black Tuesday.

Question 13

Which New Deal program paid Americans to build forest trails, parks, and roads?

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Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 14

Which individual, as governor of Georgia, refused to follow New Deal regulations

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Eugene Talmadge

Question 15

A system in which a series of workers and machines work to add individual parts to a product is

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assembly line.

Question 16

In what industry did Eugene Talmadge put down a strike?

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textiles

Question 17

As a result of the boll weevil and drought, Georgia entered a major economic

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depression.

Question 18

This group of women were known for their independence, smoking and short haircuts

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flappers

Question 19

Georgia’s nickname during the 1930s was the

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Empire State of the South.

Question 20

Franklin Roosevelt, in his hopes to win election in 1932, promised Americans a

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New Deal.

Question 21

Which person and historical period are properly matched?

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Franklin Roosevelt and New Deal

Question 22

FDR lost the use of his legs due to

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Polio

Question 23

Which Georgia pest reduced Georgia's cotton acreage by half in 1923?

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boll weevils

Question 24

Which was NOT a factor leading to the Great Depression?

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increased industrial investment

Question 25

FDR's Little White House is located this Georgia city?

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Warm Springs

Question 26

Which Georgia governor was nicknamed “Wild Man from Sugar Creek?”

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Eugene Talmadge

Question 27

What United States president’s policies are blamed for the Great Depression?

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Herbert Hoover

Question 28

Why some rural Georgians never realize there was a Great Depression occuring in the 20s/30s?

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Many citizens had been struggling economically for years.

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act?

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provide a retirement fund for the elderly

Question 30

What group of Georgians benefited most from the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

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property owners

Question 31

In the 1920s, Georgia was not affected by

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a jump in cotton production and prices.

Question 32

What policy did Governor Eugene Talmadge support?

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reduced property taxes

Question 33

This form of music became popular during the 1920s in speakeasies

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jazz

Question 34

Banks are now insured by

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FDIC

Question 35

Which of the following was not invented during the 1920s/30s?

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computer

Question 36

Who defeated Eugene Talmadge in his bid for the senate in 1936?

Accepted Answer

Richard Russell

Question 37

How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy

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Roads were constructed using federal money.

Question 38

Which New Deal program lent millions of dollars to build power lines?

Accepted Answer

Rural Electrification Authority

Question 39

Laissez-faire policies of the U.S. government helped bring about the depression by

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giving businesses too many loans., not doing anything to help the country’s economic problems.

Question 40

General Motors and Ford made it easier for individuals to purchase automobile by offering

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an installment plan.

Question 41

The first pilot to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic was

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Charles Lindbergh.

Question 42

Which of the following was NOT a cause for the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

low interest rates for loans

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