WWI
Great Depression
World War II
New Deal
Misc
100

I'm a British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans in 1915. Over 100 Americans were killed; the sinking of the me contributed to America entering World War I.

The Lusitania

100

I am an insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.

Boll Weevil

100

What event prompted the United States to enter World War II? What date did it occur?

Attack on Pearl Harbor

December 7th 1941

100

Name given to a series of federal programs spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.

New Deal

100

Georgia city that was home to Roosevelt’s “Little White House;” site’s warm water mineral springs were used as a rehabilitation center for polio victims.

Warm Springs

200

Telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico offering the country the opportunity for an alliance. Germany urged Mexico to attack the United States in return for territory lost during the Mexican-American War.

Zimmerman Telegram

200

Name given to a period of time in the Midwest (1930-1936) characterized by drought, gigantic dust storms, and major agricultural damage.

Dust  Bowl

200

Who was President during WWII?

FDR
200

Four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.

Eugene Talmadge

200
Next to what bridge did they build Liberty Ships in Brunswick?

Sidney Lanier

300

We make up the Central Powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

300

A factor that led to the Great Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars. What year did I occur?

Stock Market Crasah of 1929

300

Who were the Allies?

Russia, UK (Great Britian), United States and France

300

A New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.

The Civilian Conservation Corps

300

An American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death at Warm Springs, Georgia in 1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

400

How many Georgians died in WWI?

Over 3000

400

One of the factors that led to the Great Depression; when a bank ran out of reserves to pay customers who wanted to withdraw their deposits.

Bank Failures

400

Who were the Axis?

Germany, Japan, Italy

400

The New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.

The Rural  Electrification Administration

400

Hawaii is located in what Ocean?

The Pacific

500

Many non-combatants in Georgia did help the war effort. (hint not jobs)

Bought war bonds or grew “victory gardens” to help supply the troops. 


500

One of the worst droughts in Georgia’s history; led to a depression in the state that predated the Great Depression. What year did I occur?

Drought of 1924

500

What two cities had nuclear bombs dropped on them?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

500

New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

500

What does Urban mean?

Living in the city

600

These are the years World War I took place and this particular year the United States entered.

1914-1918

U.S. Enters in 1917

600

What is the Great Migration?

The large movement of African Americans north and to cities after World War I.

600

What ships were built in Savannah and Brunswick Shipyards

Liberty Ships

600

What New  Deal program worked on protecting our natural resources?

Civilian Conservation Corps

600

What does rural mean?

Living in the country
700

Killing me was the spark that started World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

700

A factor that led to the Great Depression; farmers continued to produce record numbers of crop yield though the demand for agricultural products was limited; this drove the cost of these products down.

Overproduction

700

Where was the B29 bomber built?

Marietta, GA

700

How much money did those on the CCC earn and how much did they have to send home?

$30 earned

$25 sent home

700

Eugene Talmadge had the support of what group of people?

Farmers

800

The U.S. followed this type of policy until 1917

Neutrality or Isolationism

800

A factor that led to the Great Depression; economic fears caused consumers to stop buying manufactured products, which led to companies losing money and laying off more employees.

Reduction in Purchasing

800

Who was the leader of Germany during WW2?

Adolf Hitler
800
Why did the CCC end?

World War II started and they were needed as soldiers.

800

Where and When did Roosevelt first come to Georgia?

Brunswick 1913 - here on business for the U.S. Navy

900

I was President during World War I

Woodrow Wilson

900

What major factor contributed to the stock market crash and the Great Depression?

Stock Market Speculation

900

Who was the military leader of Japan during World War II?

Hideki Tojo





900

Who does the SSA provide benefits for? 3 things

Benefits for those over 65, those who are disabled, or those who are the survivors of a beneficiary who has died or unemplyed

900

What impact did Richard Russell and Carl Vinson have on Georgia?

They brought military bases and industry to Georgia. 

1000

This type of warfare helped prompt the United States to enter World War I.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

1000

What 2 things brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

The New Deal and World War II

1000

What two things did the Japanese fail to destroy at Pearl Harbor that allowed the United States to get quickly into the war in the Pacific?

Aircraft Carriers and Fuel storage tanks

1000

What does Laissez-faire mean?

Allow to do

Minimal government interference in the economy.

1000

An all African-American group of workers from the CCC created the infrastructure for what Georgia feature?



The Okefenokee Swamp