World War II
This event led to the US joining WWII
What is the Bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Georgian's attempts to grow their own food to save the rations for the soldiers in Europe during WWI
What is victory gardens?
The New Deal program that planted 3 billion trees and gave thousands of young men employment.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This event "kicks off" the Great Depression
What is the stock market crash?
The "Spark" that caused WWI
What is the assassination's of Franz Ferdinand?
This was a way for the US to help the war effort by lending war supplies to the Allied Powers WITHOUT joining the conflict?
What is the Lend Lease Act?
Georgia's contribution to WWI (list 2).
What is 100,000 soldiers, military bases, canning and meat packing?
This new deal program attempted to fix the surplus of crops by paying farmers to NOT grow certain types of crops.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
These 2 caused farmers to fall into a depression
What is a drought and the Boll Weevil?
The event that led to the US joining WWI.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
Name one of the 3 fascist dictators in Europe during WWII
What is Tojo, Hitler, or Mussolini?
2 wartime items produced in GA during WWII
What is Bombers and Liberty Ships.
This Georgia governor was anti-New Deal and had the backing of Rural Farmers.
Who is Eugene Talmadge?
This program was created to help pull the United States OUT of the Great Depression
What is The New Deal?
What is the machine gun, tanks, planes, trench warfare, and gas.
One of the causes of WWII.
What is the rise of fascist dictators, political instability, economic devastation, worldwide depression.
This US senator from Georgia was an advocate for strong military and brought bases, the CDC, and federal funding to Georgia.
Who is Richard B. Russel?
What was the Purpose of the Social Security Act?
What is to provide insurance for the elderly and unemployed?
Where was the great depression taking place?
What is across the globe?
What were the names of the two sides fighting in WWI?
What are the Allied and Central Powers?
The president of the United States during WWII.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This US House of Representative member from Georgia was a strong supporter building the navy and served the longest term of any House of Representative member in US history
Who is Carl Vinson?
This New Deal program created jobs building power lines in unpopulated, farming areas
What is the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?
During the depression, as people are losing their jobs, where do most African-Americans move to.
What are major cities?
List the 4 Main Causes of WWI
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?