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WW1, Great Depression, and WW2
WW1, Great Depression, and WW2
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name of series of federal programs spearheaded by FDR in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.
New Heart
New Deal
New Promise
New South
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Savannah and Brunswick Ship Yards → factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war
False
True
3
Great Depression → insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern US
False
True
4
Rural Electrification Act (REA) → the New Deal program to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.
True
False
5
Which of the following is NOT associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor?
significant American casualties
the capture of many US soldiers by Japanese forces
the sinking of US warships, including the USS Arizona
a declaration of war against Japan
6
Joseph Brown, John Gordon, and Alfred Colquitt made up the Bourbon Triumvirate?
False
True
7
What caused an economic depression in Georgia during the early twentieth century?
Lack of demand halted agricultural production in the 1920s
Cotton prices plummeted just before the 1930s
Toxic real estate transactions defaulted in the early 1930s
Boll weevils devastated the cotton crop in the 1920s
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Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
They provided aid to African Americans
They would reduce executive power
They did not provide aid to farmers
They would lead to industrial pollution
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For the state of Georgia, World War II can be characterized as a period of
major agricultural diversification
major industrial development
rapid rural population growth
rapid suburbanization
10
factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.
Bell Flower Plant
Bell Bomber Plant
Bell Code Plant
Bells Ferry Plant
11
The Social Security Act created
unemployment insurance
affordable housing for poor people
a minimum wage
a national income tax
12
What was the CCC?
Child Cooperation Corps
County Country Civil
Civilian Conservation Corps
Country Chicken Chiclets
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Why was the Thirteenth Amendment significant to Georgia during Reconstruction?
Allowed all Georgians to vote
GA was required to ratify it before they were allowed to rejoin the Union
It wasn't significant
It allowed Georgians to abolish slavery and they quickly did
14
As managing editor of the
Atlanta Constitution
in the 1880s, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote?
southern industrial growth
women's suffrage
racial integration
the unionization of labor
15
mayor of ATL, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the civil rights movement. → Ivan Allen
False
True
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Why did cotton production decrease prior to the Great Depression?
boll weevil and drought
Hoovervilles
it rained too much
not enough cotton seed
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How were Savannah and Brunswick economically impacted by World War II?
it brought in Walmarts and targets for people to shop at
they built liberty ships that created thousands of jobs
they were able to ship agricultural products easier
they built B-29 bombers there and it brought in money
18
President FDR maintained a residence in Warm Springs because the springs helped him in his battle against which disease?
polio
tuberculosis
cancer
measles
19
a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.
CCC
REA
SSA
AAA
20
Which BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?
It attracted significant industrial resources from the north
It encouraged small-scale agricultural operations
It spread the plantation system to other regions
It established new markets abroad for textiles
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act that allowed the U.S. gov to send billions of $ in supplies and military equipment to allied countries
Borrow-Save Act
Give-Take Act
Lend-Lease Act
Spend-Lose Act
22
Booker T. Washington was a speaker, writer, and educator BEST known for
performing agricultural research at the Tuskegee Institute
establishing the United Negro College Fund
founding Spelman College, the first black college for women
founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
23
Why was GA under military control during Reconstruction?
racial violence and widespread political fraud
they didn't follow the Reconstruction plan
they weren't
they thought it would be better and help
24
During World War I, the state of Georgia led the nation in the number of
military training camps
internment camps
weapons testing facilities
army medical facilities
25
Which answer choice correctly explains the ultimate impact of the 1906 Atlanta Riot on the city?
It led to the deepening of racial segregation in the city
It led to the removal of African American city legislators from office
It led to the emergence of a unified civil rights movement in the city
It led to the city-wide suspension of Jim Crow laws
26
four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
Carl Vinson
Eugene Talmadge
Ivan Allen
Richard Russell
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The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war after Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Civil War
WW2
WW1
American Revolution
28
Major war primarily between European powers; U.S. entered the war in 1917.
WW2
American Revolution
Civil War
WW1
29
Which famous Georgian is known as the "father of the two-ocean navy"?
Eugene Talmadge
Jimmy Carter
Richard Russell
Carl Vinson
30
Henry Grady was known as the Spokesman of the New South?
True
False
