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Who was president of the United States when the Great Depression began?
Herbert Hoover was president when the Great Depression began.
What was the New Deal?
What event led to the outbreak of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the start of World War I.
What is an economic depression?
An economic depression is a severe or extreme downturn in the economy.
What were the 1920s known as?
The decade of the 1920s was known as the Roaring 20s.
What is the significance of Warm Springs, Georgia?
Warm Springs is where Franklin Roosevelt received treatment for polio for many years, built the Little White House, and it is also where he died in 1945.
What were the goals of the New Deal?
The goals of the New Deal were relief, recovery, and reform.
Which country came out of World War I the most powerful nation in the world?
The United States emerged from World War I as the most powerful nation in the world.
In which decade did most of the Great Depression occur in the United States?
The Great Depression occurred throughout the decade of the 1930s.
What event that occurred in October 1929 set off the Great Depression?
The stock market crash set off the Great Depression in October 1929.
Which Georgia leader was opposed to the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt?
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge was opposed to Roosevelt and the New Deal.
What was a big influence on Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs were influenced greatly by the time he spent in Georgia at Warm Springs.
What event led the United States to join World War I?
The event that led to the United States entering World War I was the Zimmermann Telegram.
What happened to unemployment, demand, and profits during the Great Depression?
During the Great Depression unemployment increased, demand decreased, and profits also decreased.
What was the effect of the boll weevil on Georgia's economy?
Why did Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge disapprove of the New Deal?
Talmadge disapproved of the New Deal because he believed the New Deal was too expensive and its programs favored African-Americans. (He was a conservative segregationist politician)
What did the following New Deal programs do?
Rural Electrification Act (REA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
REA: brought electricity to rural areas of the U.S.
CCC: employed millions of young men in the U.S.
SSA: provided money to the elderly & disabled
AAA: paid farmers not to grow cotton and other crops
What were Georgia's contributions to World War I?
Georgia's World War I contributions included military bases, agricultural products, war time personnel (soldiers, etc), and housing POWs at military bases
What were the impacts of the Great Depression?
Why did cotton production decline during the 1920s?
Cotton production declined because of the boll weevil, drought, and overproduction of cotton in WW1.