World War I
Great Depression
New Deal Programs
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt and Warm Springs
100
This famous poster by James Montgomery Flagg was printed in the United States during World War I. What was this poster MOST LIKELY meant to do?
Encourage people to protect their country
100
This graph clearly shows a decline in cotton yield between 1920 and 1923, explanation for the trend?
The boll weevil infestation
100
The name of this U.S. President who created policies that benefited Georgia's economy during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
This Georgia governor, known for his controversial stance on race and politics, served three non-consecutive terms in the 1930s and 1940s.
Eugene Talmadge
100
This is the MAIN reason Franklin Roosevelt traveled 16 times to Warm Springs, Georgia
He received therapy for a medical condition (polio)
200
What is the BEST reason for why Georgia was important to the United States during World War I?
The state had many federal installations and training camps
200
The boll weevil not only impacted cotton farmers but also this industry that served as the end user of the crop in the early 20th century
Textile industries
200
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt pay southern farmers to plant less cotton during the early 1930s?
He wanted to restrict the supply in order to raise its price.
200
Governor Eugene Talmadge did everything he could to keep these social programs from helping citizens of Georgia
The New Deal Programs
200
What is the reason as to why President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal?
Americans were out of work and needed jobs.
300
This was the reason World War I became one of the deadliest conflicts in human history
New military technology like airplanes, machine guns, tanks, and poisonous gas
300
In addition to the boll weevil, this other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s
A major drought
300
Which New Deal program is being described in the diagram?
Social Security
300
The view held by Governor Eugene Talmadge with regards to the New Deal
He refused to support many of its relief programs
300
Which Georgia city is MOST associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The city of Warm Springs
400
During World War I, this was the main food item that Americans were encouraged to conserve by growing their own gardens.
Vegetables in their own gardens (often referred to as “victory gardens”)
400
This event in history is seen by many people as the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
400
What would have MOST likely been a project undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Creating a state or national park
400
The primary reason that Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
It provided equal support for African Americans and white people
400
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ties to the state affect Georgia during the Great Depression and his New Deal programs?
He offered many programs to the state because he saw the plight of poor farmers.
500
This event in 1914 sparked the beginning of World War I after the this persons assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
500
This is how the boll weevil MOSTLY affected Georgia's economy
It caused a major upset to Georgia's cash-crop economy
500
Based on the information listed, this would be the BEST title for the list
Programs in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
500
Talmadge’s political influence in Georgia was often associated with his support from this group, which was deeply influenced by rural, white voters
White Farmers
500
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the US President who said that Americans had "nothing to fear but fear itself." How did Roosevelt use his power while president?
He started programs to help the poor.