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

federal government has a role in helping economic prosperity

How did E. Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, that would lead to him losing the gov.seat in 1936

He opposed FDR, while most Georgians were supportive of FDR

What do the babies in the crib represent?

programs created to end the Great Depression

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.

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

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

shantytowns in which homeless families lived

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

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

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

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

paying farmers to plant less cotton, so prices would rise

Eugene Talmadge was MOST LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 46 because he

vowed to keep Georgia segregated

This political cartoon from 1933 is suggesting that President Roosevelt

has many problems facing him as the new President.

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

caused a major upset to Georgia's agricultural crop economy

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1
In addition to the boll weevil, what other disaster affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
severe cold weather
flooding of fields
a locust plague
a major drought
2
The governor of Georgia who was strongly opposed to the New Deal.
James V. Carmichael.
Eugene Talmadge.
Ellis Arnall.
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
3
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
States’ rights have priority
federal government has a role in helping economic prosperity
the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
Energy production is the concern of private enterprise
4
How did E. Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, that would lead to him losing the gov.seat in 1936
He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler
He opposed the passage of a minimum wage,
He opposed FDR, while most Georgians were supportive of FDR
He opposed integration of public schools
5
What do the babies in the crib represent?
laws he plans to veto
strategies to end World War II
people who are attempting to become President
programs created to end the Great Depression
6
An obvious defect in the U S banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was
Lack of deposit protection
an excessive amount of currency in circulation.
excessive government regulation of banks.
the federal government's ownership of banks
7
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.
was determined to get rid of controversial educators in Ga.
wanted to get rid of corruption inside the state government.
believed the state’s colleges should lose accreditation.
8
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
A candidate need only to win the "middle" group of counties
A candidate needed only to win the urban counties
The counties with two units had a majority of the votes
9
All of these are describing which New Deal program?
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
Medicare
National Recovery Act
10
What conclusion can you come to as to how the drought affected Georgia?
made rural farmers totally change the cash crops they grew
Totally changed Georgia’s economy from farming to industry
brought many northern investors to Georgia
Made Georgians lives more difficult, along w/ Boll Weevil
11
Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, stock market crash were all causes of
Smoot Hawley Tariff
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
WWII
12
Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?
shantytowns in which homeless families lived
housing projects associated with poverty
nickname for the department of Housing
the first planned suburbs
13
Which event lead to the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
WWII
Civil Rights Movement
The Great Depression
Truman Doctrine
14
Which of these describes one of the impacts the boll weevil had on the American south?
many tobacco farmers went bankrupt
textile industries suffered due to a lack of raw resources
chemical industries in the south saw enormous profits
many cattle ranchers lost their entire herds
15
These farmers in the 1920s American south would have been MOST affected by
the boll weevil.
World War II.
World War I.
immigration restrictions.
16
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
It caused rice to be Georgia’s only money-making crop.
17
During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by
helping farmers find crops that could grow in all weather
paying farmers to plant less cotton, so prices would rise
persuading farmers to experiment by planting different crops
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to the cities
18
Eugene Talmadge was MOST LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 46 because he
wanted to end corruption in Government
wanted to get rid of controversial educators in Georgia
vowed to keep Georgia segregated
Wanted the states colleges to lose their accreditation
19
This political cartoon from 1933 is suggesting that President Roosevelt
does not want to be the President of the United States.
cannot conquer the issues of the country.
has many problems facing him as the new President.
was a main cause of the Great Depression.
20
Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?
success of the U.S. farm economy
the effects of World War II
stock market speculation
foreign boycotts of U.S. products
21
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
caused a major upset to Georgia's agricultural crop economy
forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
caused rice to be Georgia’s only money-making crop.

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