Besides the drought, Georgia's cotton farmers were hurt primarily by..............
What is the Boll Weevil?
100
Name 3 Dictators and the countries the lead into WWII.
Who is Adolf Hitler=Germany, Mussolini=Italy, Tojo=Japan?
100
How many terms as governor did Eugene Talmadge serve?
What is 4?
100
What Georgian is known as the "father of the two-ocean Navy"?
Who is Carl Vinson?
200
Name 3 things Georgia contributed to the war effort. (WWI)
What is
* 100,000 troops
* Georgia Farmers provided food and cotton products
* Georgia housed prisoners of war for the U.S. Government
200
The droughts in Georgia resulted in A.) Lower food prices B.) Increased tourism C.) the destruction of Georgia's crops D.) less gasoline available for cars.
What is the destruction of Georgia's crops?
200
What was the immediate cause of WWII?
What is German invasion of Poland?
200
Eugene Talmadge fought for (what group) and opposed civil rights for (what group)
What is Georgia's white farmers and African-Americans?
200
Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built during WWII?
Brunswick/Savannah
Atlanta/ Augusta
What is Brunswick and Savannah?
300
World War I was the first war to use technology...name 2.
What is Airplanes, tanks, and submarines?
300
The Great Depression began and lasted throughout the 19....?
What is 1929-the late 1930's?
300
Name 3 of the Allied Powers during WWII.
Who is The United States, Great Britain, France?
300
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's most famous contribution to American History?
What is The New Deal?
300
What event lead up to women being able to work outside of the home for the first time in modern history?
What is World War II?
400
Name 2 military bases that opened in Georgia during WWI.
What is Fort McPherson, Camp Gordon, Camp Benning, Camp Hancock.
400
Name at least 3 economic factors that lead to the Great Depression.
What is
* Industries produced more product than people could use
* Workers wages were low so they bought on credit
* Banks unwisely loaned money to struggling European countries after World War I
* Farmers crop prices were falling after the war
400
What main event drew the United States into WWII?
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
400
The Rural Electirfication Act brought .........., ........ to the farms and rural areas of Georgia.
What is low cost, electricity?
400
What was built at the Bell Aircraft Plant and what city was it located in?
What is Bell Aircraft and Marietta, Ga.?
500
How did the United States get pulled into WWI?
What is Germany was sinking American ships?
500
How did the Great Depression effect Georgia?
What is
* cotton prices dropped
* farmers couldn't get credit to buy seed and fertilizer
* many Georgians left farming and headed north to find work.
500
The United States was neutral at the beginning of WWII. What role did the US play in WWII before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
What is the US provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union?
500
Social Security helps ......., ..........., and ............
What is elderly, unemployed, and disabled people.
500
Why did African-Americans migrate North to cities like Philadelphia, Chicago and New York?