Georgia in WWI
How did the boll weevil affect Georgia's agricultural economy?
It destroyed crops, causing farms to produce less cotton.
What does SSA stand for?
Social Security Administration
Which US President supported the Lend-Lease Act?
FDR
List one of two ways America got involved in WWII?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Which two systems in Georgia died out after the advancement of agricultural technology?
sharecropping
tenant farming
What was the impact of the Great Depression on Georgians?
people lost money and couldn't get loans
businesses suffered or failed
cotton prices dropped
In Georgia, which task did the Civilian Conservation Corps perform under the New Deal?
building state parks, planting trees
Carl Vinson
established 15 new military instillations and helped create post-war policies
How did new farming technology introduced after World War II affect farming?
It led to increased productivity with fewer workers.
What are three ways Georgia contributed to WWI?
military facilities
textile production
food production
Why did Eugene Talmadge oppose the New Deal?
He thought the federal government shouldn't get involved in states' business & he was opposed to white & black people having equal opportunities
Who won the special election of 1948?
Herman Talmadge
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
allowed America to boost their economy by selling weapons to allies during WWII
White primaries were ruled unconstitutional in 1945. How did this ruling affect the 1946 governor's race in Georgia?
people wrote in Herman Talmadge and he won
Why President Franklin D. Roosevelt built the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia?
FDR came to GA for polio therapy and he founded the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation in 1927
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
to raise prices fo staple crops by limiting supply
Who tried to use his power to safeguard the citizens of Atlanta from racial violence?
Ivan Allen Jr
How did "Liberty" ships affect the workforce in Georgia?
They created jobs and stimulated the economy.
List two contributions of William B Hartsfield?
airport
highway system
List 3 ways Georgia military facilities contributed to WWI?
draft/volunteers
training facilities
hospitals and prison camps
What was the purpose of the New Deal programs?
help the country recover from the great depression by: creating jobs, providing relief to struggling citizens, and change the way Americans do business
Who said Atlanta is a city that's "to busy to hate"?
William B Hartfield
What effect did Carl Vinson's work in the US House of Representatives have on the US military?(at least ONE)
The nation made shipbuilding a priority.
The navy expanded its fleet to airplanes.
The number of naval air bases increased.
List 3 contributions of Ivan Allen Jr.
MARTA
Memorial Arts/Civic Center
Major sports