Georgia & WWI
Describe one reason Georgia hosted military training camps during World War I
Because of land, warm climate, and rail access for training camps.
Define “credit” as used in the context of 1920s–1930s Georgia.
Borrowed money that must be repaid later.
What were the three broad purposes of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform.
Name the two major national events that moved the United States closer to entering WWII.
Lend-Lease Act and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Who was Eugene Talmadge and what was his general stance toward the New Deal?
A Georgia political leader/governor who criticized federal New Deal programs as too controlling.
Name two types of goods Georgia provided to support the war effort (one agricultural, one industrial).
Agriculture: cotton (or food); Industry: textiles (uniforms).
What two environmental or agricultural factors made Georgia especially vulnerable during the Depression?
Boll weevil infestation and drought.
What did the CCC do for Georgia and who primarily received the jobs?
CCC provided conservation and public-works jobs for young men; built parks, planted trees, reduced erosion
What was the primary purpose of the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta?
To manufacture military aircraft for the war effort
Why was Warm Springs significant to FDR and how did his ties affect Georgia?
FDR used Warm Springs for polio therapy/rest; his visits brought national attention and New Deal resources to Georgia.
Explain how Georgia’s railroads affected its wartime contributions.
Railroads moved troops and goods efficiently, linking production to deployment.
Explain why farmers were often the first group hit by the Depression in Georgia
Farmers relied on cotton, bought supplies on credit, crop prices fell, debt rose.
Explain the basic goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA).
AAA paid farmers to reduce production to raise crop prices.
Describe two economic impacts that military bases had on Georgia communities.
Created direct civilian jobs, increased local spending, and led to infrastructure improvements (roads, housing).
State one major contribution Richard B. Russell Jr. made to Georgia’s military preparedness or economy.
Russell supported defense funding and helped bring military bases and related jobs to Georgia.
Identify one way communities in Georgia supported mobilization on the home front (give a specific example such as drives or wartime rules).
Examples: Liberty bond drives, rationing, victory gardens, adherence to wartime rules.
Describe one short-term consequence for rural Georgia communities when farm incomes fell.
Spread of rural poverty, hunger, homelessness, migration to cities.
Describe one controversy or downside of the AAA in Georgia (who might have been left out or harmed).
It sometimes benefited landowners more than tenant farmers/sharecroppers; some farmers lost land or wages.
Explain the role of the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards and one long-term effect on coastal cities.
Built and repaired ships for wartime needs; long-term: expanded port activity, shipbuilding skills, and coastal industry.
Why is Carl Vinson called the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy,” and how did that affect Georgia’s economy?
He pushed naval expansion and shipbuilding, increasing wartime production and jobs that benefited Georgia’s economy.
Analyze one positive and one negative economic effect the wartime demand had on Georgia’s economy.
Positive: boosted demand for some businesses/industry; Negative: agriculture remained vulnerable to pests/weather, so farmers gained little.
Analyze how unequal wealth and overproduction contributed to the national collapse that worsened conditions in Georgia.
Overproduction lowered prices; unequal wealth limited buyers — together causing falling prices, bank failures, and economic collapse.
Evaluate how the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) changed rural life in Georgia — include two specific impacts.
Electrification brought lighting, safer homes, radios, better communication, and increased productivity — improving education and businesses.
How WWII accelerated changes that began during the Great Depression for Georgia (mention industry, population movement, or infrastructure).
WWII expanded industrial production and military installations begun during the Depression, accelerated urbanization, boosted employment, and improved infrastructure and long-term manufacturing base.
Compare and contrast Eugene Talmadge’s opposition to the New Deal with FDR’s influence on Georgia. Give two differences in their approaches or impacts.
Talmadge opposed federal intervention, emphasizing state control and populist appeals; FDR promoted federal programs and brought funding and projects (e.g., CCC, REA) that modernized parts of Georgia.