WWI & Georgia
What was the purpose of military camps in Georgia during WWI?
To train young men for warfare
What happened on October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)?
Stock Market Crash... start of the Great Depression
Which program provided jobs for young men doing forestry and park work?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was known as the “Father of the Two-Ocean Navy”?
Carl Vinson
What was the most common way Georgia families supported the war effort?
Growing Victory Gardens
What economic belief says the government should not interfere in the economy?
Laissez-faire
Which program provided money to elderly Americans?
Social Security Administration
What was the economic impact of WWII production on Georgia?
Georgia was pulled out of the Great Depression
Who served 38 years in the U.S. Senate and was called the “Father of the School Lunch Program”?
Richard Russell Jr.
What type of ships were built in Georgia during WWII?
Liberty Ships
What caused cotton production in Georgia to drastically decline in the 1920s?
Boll weevil infestation
Which program brought electricity to rural Georgia?
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
What company assembled B-29 bombers in Marietta, Georgia?
Bell Aircraft
Who opposed New Deal programs and redirected AAA money?
Eugene Talmadge
Where were Liberty Ships constructed in Georgia?
Brunswick and Savannah
What happens when companies make too many goods and cannot sell them?
Overproduction
Which program paid farmers to reduce crop production?
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the purpose of Liberty ships and B-29 bombers?
To supply the Allied forces with war goods
Why did FDR spend so much time in Georgia?
Warm Springs helped his polio symptoms
Before entering WWII, the U.S. supported Britain and the Soviet Union through what program?
Lend-Lease Program
3 major cause of the Great Depression
Overproduction in agriculture
Reduction in purchasing power
bank failures
Which Georgia governor opposed New Deal programs like the AAA?
Eugene Talmadge
Which two Georgia leaders supported strengthening the U.S. military?
Richard Russell Jr. and Carl Vinson
What American policy kept the U.S. out of foreign wars before Pearl Harbor?
Isolationism