Dates
When was the first appearance of the boll weevil?
1915
Name of programs designed to pull Georgia and rest of country out of the Great Depression.
The New Deal
What caused Herbert Hoover to not be re-elected as President?
He didn't do enough to help during the Great Depression
What was the outcome of farmers not diversifying their crops?
boll weevil, overproduction, and a drought
What year did the Great Depression begin
1929
Who proposed the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Most controversial Georgian political leader during 1926-1946.
Eugene Talmadge
What year did FDR become president?
1932
Offered loans to organizations to build power lines in rural areas.
Rural Electrification Administration
What caused Eugene Talmadge to oppose the New Deal?
He feared it would improve lives of African Americans
What was the nickname for the shacks people had to live in during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What were the years of the Severe Drought in Georgia?
1924-1927
What organization created insurance for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled?
Social Security Administration
What caused FDR to frequently visit Georgia?
His polio therapy at Warm Springs.
What was the outcome of the New Deal?
It gave relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression to Americans.
When was the New Deal proposed?
1933
Legislation that setup a system that paid farmers to diversify their crops.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
What caused Georgia colleges to lose their accredidation and not be able to graduate students?
Eugene Talmadge firing two professors who supported integration
What did farmers have to do once the Boll Weevil and Drought began to damag all of their crops
Migrate into the cities to find work