World War 1
Small family gardens that ship a few of the crops to soldiers.
What is the victory gardens?
Many people were unemployed during the Great Depression. They weren't even able to take out loans.
What is "Banks and Businesses failed"?
Work for young unmarried men.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Bought three sports teams to Atlanta.
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Who is Ivan Allen Jr.
That attack that took place December 7, 1941
What was the Pearl Harbor Attack?
A North Georgian Fort that held prisoners of the war.
What is Fort Oglethorpe?
Dry ground that caused crops to fail.
What is "droughts"?
Created New Deal Programs in order to lift the United States from the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Established an airport in order to make travel and trade easier.
Who is William Hartsfield?
Japan
Which country attacked Pearl Harbor?
Produced uniforms and bandages for the war.
What is the textile production?
In the 1920's, due to the Great Depression and poor land conditions, many people lost their jobs and homes because they were unable to make any money.
What is the Stock Market Crash?
Eugene Talmadge feared that African Americans would get the same opportunity as whites. Basically equality.
Why didn't Eugene Talmadge bring the 'New Deal' to Atlanta?
Caused a major shift in Atlanta's population and caused Atlanta's economy to rise due to the amount of tourism.
What is the 1996 Summer Olympics?
The U.S. provided the lend-lease act to the Allies.
How did the U.S get invol
During WW1, cotton prices increased to so farmers would be able to make larger profits!
What is the cotton industry?
A majority of black sharecroppers moved further out South due to the poor conditions of farming land in the 1920's.
What is the Great Migration?
A program created by the law that was against unemployment. It also provided assistance for the elderly.
What is the Social Security Administration? (SSA)
The Atlanta mayor that took down "colored" signs in city hall and desegregated the cafeteria on his first day.
Who is Ivan Allen Jr. ?
This warehouse built B-29 bombers to support the war.
What is Bell Bomber Plant?
A system where young men are required by law to enter military services.
What is draft?
A destructive insect that laid eggs in the cotton plants causing the larvae to devour the cotton in bolls. Cotton, being the mass money maker of Georgia decreased, causing a large drop in the stock market.
What is Boll Weevil?
What was the "Agricultural Adjustment Act" (AAA)?
Called Atlanta the "city too busy to hate"
Who is William Hartsfield?
Training troops at military bases throughout the state.
What was one of Georgia's main contributions to the WW2 effort?