World War I
Victory gardens were planted to...
Help U.S. citizens and make resources available for troops overseas
1. drought
2. boll weevil
FDR's plan to help the country recover from the Great Depression was called the...
New Deal
At the beginning of World War II, the U.S. remained neutral even though they signed the ______________________ that allowed supplies to be sent to the Allies.
Lend-Lease Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt built a home in Warm Springs, Georgia because the springs there helped ease his _______________, a condition which made it difficult to fully use his legs.
Polio
Georgia led the nation in the number of _________________ during WWI.
Military camps
Name two factors that contributed to the Great Depression.
-stock speculation
-overproduction
-consumerism
Name two New Deal programs we discussed in class and describe their goals.
-CCC
-AAA
-REA
-SSA
The United States did not become involved in WW2 until ___________________.
Pearl Harbor
The main goal of the Social Security Administration (SSA) was to make sure that Americans __________________________ about their futures. n
felt secure
True or False?
Aerospace facilities had a major effect on GA's economy during WWI.
False
Spending more money (especially on credit) than you save can best be described as which factor that lead to the Great Depression?
Consumerism
What impact did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) have on Georgia?
provided Georgians with jobs and built/maintained state parks
Savannah and Brunswick were significant during WW2 because of their production of __________________.
Liberty Ships
paid farmers to stop growing certain crops to increase the prices of crops as whole
Name three ways Georgia contributed to the war effort during World War I.
-Military
-Agriculturally
-Industrially
-Sacrifically
After the drought and boll weevil infestation, many Georgians decided to move to _________________ to ___________________.
cities/the north; find jobs
The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) provided rural Georgia with a chance to ________________.
Prosper
Marietta, GA's economy grew greatly become of the _______________________ that produced _____________.
Bell Aircraft Industry; B-29 bombers
FDR's time in Georgia inspired many of his _______________________.
New Deal Programs
True or False
Textile mills, farms, and military training camps are all ways GA contributed to WWI.
True
Why was the boll weevil, that only affected cotton, have such a negative impact on Georgia?
Georgia's farmers did not diversify and only produced cotton.
Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose the New Deal?
It benefitted both black and white people alike.
Richard Russell and Carl Vinson were alike in that they
(THREE things)
both were from Georgia, served in Congress, and supported a strong military
What major event prompted a significant increase in manufacturing activity in Georgia?
World War II