A set of programs intended to pull the U.S out of the Great Depression.
What is The New Deal
The Atlanta Airport is named after this Famous Georgian?
Who is William Hartsfield
What major corporation and military base took over the bell aircraft plant
Lockheed Martin and Dobbins Air Force Base
Overuse of farming lands combined with the drought caused this to occur.
What is the Dust Bowl
What was GA main contribution to WWII
Built Airplanes
President Roosevelt was convinced that rural electrification needed to be a priority of the New Deal after seeing farms that were not lit up, while sitting at his cottage, also known as the "little white house", in this GA town.
What is Warm Springs, Ga
How many military bases did Richard Russell help bring to the state
15
•Governor of Georgia and a U.S senator for 38 years
Richard Russell
This factory in Marietta, Ga today is owned by Lockheed Martin.
What is the Bell Bomber Plant
This New Deal Program limited crop production, reduced stock numbers and refinanced mortgages with terms more favorable to struggling farmers.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the United States main reason for entering WWII
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor
This Famous Georgian brought Professional Sports teams to Atlanta and had Major League Sports stadiums built.
Who is Ivan Allen Jr.
The Boll Weevil arrived in GA in what year
1915
The Bell Bomber plant produced over 650 of these aircrafts
What is the B-29 super fortress
The law was wide ranging, most Americans know this for its old-age pension, it also addressed unemployment benefits, aid to dependent children, material & child welfare, public health services and aid to the blind.
What is the Social Security Administration (SSA)
Another name for the day the stock market crashed.
What is Black Tuesday
These are Georgia's two deep water ports where 187 Liberty ships were constructed
What is Brunswick & Savannah