Georgia Studies-WWI, the Great Depression and the New Deal Test Review,

Question 1

Which 2 were military contributions during WW1?

Accepted Answer

Held prisoners of war, Trained soldiers

Question 2

During the Great Depression, where did many Georgians move in order to find work?

Accepted Answer

Cities

Question 3

Why did President Roosevelt create the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Americans were out of work and needed jobs

Question 4

Which 2 were contributions to the economy during WW1?

Accepted Answer

cotton farming, Textile production

Question 5

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

Accepted Answer

to remain neutral.

Question 6

Which of these helped rural farmers to gain electricity through newly erected power lines?

Accepted Answer

the Rural Electrification Administration

Question 7

Which 3 events triggered the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The Stock Market crash, US Banks loaning money unwisely, Overproduction of goods

Question 8

Which of these New Deal programs gave jobs to young men?

Accepted Answer

the Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 9

How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia's economy?

Accepted Answer

It caused a major upset to Georgia's cash crop economy

Question 10

When did Roosevelt speak these words "...the only thing we have fear is fear itself..."?

Accepted Answer

during the Great Depression

Question 11

In addition to the boll weevil what happened to make the lives of farmers even more difficult?

Accepted Answer

Georgia's worst recorded drought

Question 12

Which of these describes an impact of the boll weevil on the American South?

Accepted Answer

textile industries suffered due to a lack of raw resources

Question 13

Eugene Talmadge is best know for his role as Georgia's _________________?

Accepted Answer

Governor

Question 14

What did Boll Weevils destroy?

Accepted Answer

cotton

Question 15

What happened to cause a rapid increase in unemployment from 1927 to 1936?

Accepted Answer

the Great Depression

Question 16

Which 2 are reasons Talmadge opposed the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

He felt that the programs would improve the lives of blacks, He thought the government had overstepped its boundaries

Question 17

Why was Georgia important to the United States during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Many soldiers were trained at military installations in GA

Question 18

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act help Georgia farmers?

Accepted Answer

paid farmers to stop planting cotton to drive the price up

Question 19

Which New Deal program gave assistance to the elderly, the physically disabled and orphans?

Accepted Answer

the Social Security Act

Question 20

Which of the following New Deal programs is still around today?

Accepted Answer

Social Security

Question 21

Which is true about the drought during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Farmers forced to abandon their lands entirely

Question 22

Which event resulted in the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

Accepted Answer

the Great Depression

Question 23

Why did Roosevelt choose Warm Springs, Georgia for his "Little White House"?

Accepted Answer

The waters there were good for his polio

Question 24

Which president created policies to help Georgia's economy?

Accepted Answer

Roosevelt

Georgia Studies-WWI, the Great Depression and the New Deal Test Review,

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Georgia Studies-WWI, the Great Depression and the New Deal Test Review,

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