SS8H8 & SS8H9
Georgia's biggest contribution during WW1 and they could be found all over Georgia
Military Camps
What was the dominant crop that Georgia Farmers grew in the 1910s and 20s
Cotton
Longest period of high unemployment and low economic activity in modern times
Great Depression
Brought electricity to rural areas
REA - Rural Electrification Act
These two men were given credit for helping create a strong military and many jobs in Georgia...
Richard Russell and Carl Vinson
This country was said to have cause World War 1 and ended up owing 33 billion dollars in damage's to other countries once the war was over.
Germany
Due to the boll weevil infestation in Georgia, what did Georgia farmers plant to diversiy their crops?
pecans, peaches, tobacco
Farmer continuing to grow cotton to extreme levels (to much) that the price of cotton fell is an example of...
Overproduction
Fought against overproduction on farms and encouraged farmers to diversify their crops
AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Act
The name of the program when the U.S. was giving our allies supplies to help defeat Germany...
Lend-Lease Act
What is something Georgia textile mills provided to the warfront
Clothing Materials & BANDAGES (things made of cotton)
This insect planted its larvae into the cotton bolls and its spawn ate the cotton destroying cotton in the south
Boll Weevil
What event occurred on October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, in which banks and businesses failed?
Stock Market Crash
Still around today this provided retirement insurance to elderly people
Social Security - SSA
Name of Georgia Governor who opposed the New Deal
Eugene Talmadge
What did Georgia citizens grow in order to save on rations? (kids helped with this as well)
Victory Gardens
This weather effect caused a tremendous lack of rain for extended period of time, devastating agriculture in America
Severe Drought
Factor of Great Depression when people lost their money; U.S. financial institutions collapsed, wiping out the lifetime savings of millions of Americans
Bank Failure
Employed men between 18-25, and they built roads, planted forests, and worked irrigation and national park projects
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp
This incident led to the U.S. getting involved into WW2?
Pearl Harbor
Gave supplies to our allies without sending soldiers to battle. Choose a side without being directly in the fight.
Lend-Lease Act
A lot of farmers left their traditional jobs and got what kind of jobs?
Factory Jobs
When people lost their jobs...
Unemployment
Where did FDR go in order to seek treatment and see how the Depression effected GA?
Little White House
What was built in record numbers in a facility in Marietta, Georgia to aid in WWII efforts?
Bell Bomber Plant