Which of these describes one of the impacts the boll weevil had on the American south?

textile industries suffered due to a lack of raw resources

What do the babies in the crib represent?

programs created to end the Great Depression

Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?

shantytowns in which homeless families lived

Eugene Talmadge was LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 1946 because he

vowed to enforce Jim Crow laws and keep Georgia segregated.

This political cartoon from 1933 is suggesting that President Roosevelt

has many problems facing him as the new President.

During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by

paying farmers to plant less cotton, so prices would rise

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

It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.

Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?

federal government has a role in helping economic prosperity

How did the County Unit System give an unfair advantage to rural counties in elections?

The counties with two units had a majority of the votes

What conclusion can you come to as to how the drought affected Georgia?

Made Georgians lives more difficult, along w/ Boll Weevil

How did E. Talmadge misjudge GA voters that would cause him to lose the governor seat in 1936?

He opposed FDR, while most Georgians were supportive of FDR

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1
In addition to the boll weevil, what other disaster affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
flooding of fields
a locust plague
a major drought
severe cold weather
2
Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, stock market crash were all causes of
Dust Bowl
WWII
Great Depression
Smoot Hawley Tariff
3
Which of these describes one of the impacts the boll weevil had on the American south?
many tobacco farmers went bankrupt
many cattle ranchers lost their entire herds
chemical industries in the south saw enormous profits
textile industries suffered due to a lack of raw resources
4
What do the babies in the crib represent?
people who are attempting to become President
laws he plans to veto
programs created to end the Great Depression
strategies to end World War II
5
Which event lead to the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Civil Rights Movement
Truman Doctrine
WWII
The Great Depression
6
Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?
housing projects associated with poverty
shantytowns in which homeless families lived
nickname for the department of Housing
the first planned suburbs
7
Eugene Talmadge was LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 1946 because he
believed the state’s colleges should lose accreditation.
vowed to enforce Jim Crow laws and keep Georgia segregated.
was determined to get rid of controversial educators in Ga.
wanted to get rid of corruption inside the state government.
8
An obvious defect in the U S banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was
an excessive amount of currency in circulation.
Lack of deposit protection
excessive government regulation of banks.
the federal government's ownership of banks
9
These farmers in the 1920s American south would have been MOST affected by
the boll weevil.
World War II.
immigration restrictions.
World War I.
10
The governor of Georgia who was strongly opposed to the New Deal.
Ellis Arnall.
James V. Carmichael.
Eugene Talmadge.
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
11
This political cartoon from 1933 is suggesting that President Roosevelt
was a main cause of the Great Depression.
has many problems facing him as the new President.
does not want to be the President of the United States.
cannot conquer the issues of the country.
12
During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by
persuading farmers to experiment by planting different crops
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to the cities
paying farmers to plant less cotton, so prices would rise
helping farmers find crops that could grow in all weather
13
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
It caused rice to be Georgia’s only money-making crop.
14
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
Energy production is the concern of private enterprise
the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
States’ rights have priority
federal government has a role in helping economic prosperity
15
All of these are describing which New Deal program?
National Recovery Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
Medicare
16
How did the County Unit System give an unfair advantage to rural counties in elections?
The system did not give an advantage to rural counties
The counties with two units had a majority of the votes
A candidate need only to win the "middle" group of counties
A candidate needed only to win the urban counties
17
What conclusion can you come to as to how the drought affected Georgia?
Made Georgians lives more difficult, along w/ Boll Weevil
Totally changed Georgia’s economy from farming to industry
made rural farmers totally change the cash crops they grew
brought many northern investors to Georgia
18
Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?
the effects of World War II
success of the U.S. farm economy
stock market speculation
foreign boycotts of U.S. products
19
How did E. Talmadge misjudge GA voters that would cause him to lose the governor seat in 1936?
He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler
He opposed FDR, while most Georgians were supportive of FDR
He opposed the passage of a minimum wage
He opposed integration of public schools

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