WWI/WWII
Why is it sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized that a Great Depression occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years because of the drought and boll weevil.
The situations outlined in the bulleted points below were reactions to which of the following historical periods?
*over borrowing money; using credit
*speculation
*Over production
The Great Depression
Designed to bring low cost electricity to rural areas.
REA
Was used by Southern whites to keep African-Americans or Blacks from voting in the Democratic primary.
White Primary
Atlanta's longest serving mayor who was instrumental in bringing aviation to the city and worked with civil rights leaders.
William Hartsfield
The boll weevil infestation came to Georgia in 1915, and a severe drought hit the state in 1924. What impact did these events have on agriculture in Georgia?
Farmers grew less cotton overall, and some gave up farming altogether.
What were Georgia’s contributions to World War I?
At least five Georgia military bases trained hundreds of thousands of troops.
Textile Mills made uniforms for the soldiers.
Victory Gardens were grown to produce food.
Which New Deal reform program is BEST described by the characteristics below?
*old-age retirement protection
*Widows of qualified workers receive benefits at age 65
*people earn benefits as they work and pay
SSA
Act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military bases.
Lend-Lease Act
Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator who advocated for increased military spending.
Richard B. Russell
Which event caused America to enter WWI?
Germany sank several American ships and urged Mexico to invade America.
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
FDR would travel to Warm Springs, Georgia during his years as president to receive treatments for polio. During his time at Warm Springs, he stayed in the Little White House.
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
What is raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product.
Factory located in Marietta, Georgia that produced B-29 that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.
Bell-Bomber Plant
Mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development of the city, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure of the Civil Rights Movement.
Ivan Allen, JR.
How did changes in Georgia’ agriculture during the second half of the 20th century affect the population in the state?
New farming practices and technologies emerged encouraging movement to urban areas.
How did Atlanta’s commercial and industrial growth affect state population shifts in the years after World War II?
More Georgians left rural farms for jobs in cities like Atlanta.
Hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects in forestry, soil conservation, and erosion control.
CCC
Georgia's two deep water ports; during World War II, 187 Liberty Ships were constructed there.
Savannah and Brunswick Shipyards
Georgia governor and U.S. Senator; white supremacists, eventually won the three-governors controversy through a special election.
Herman Talmadge
How was the 1946 Georgia governor’s race affected by the recently ended white primary?
Former governor Eugene Talmadge’s reelection campaign called for bringing back the white primary in 1946.
Explain the economic impact of Georgia's contributions during World War II.
As a a result of World War II, many jobs were created across the state that would support the war effort. (250 pts)
These jobs would help stimulate the economy as people who were once unemployed had money to buy needed items from local businesses. (250 pts)
In 1940, Eugene Talmadge ran a successful campaign for governor by criticizing the New Deal as...(give adjectives that he might use to describe it)
Unnecessary, costly, and dangerous to American federalism.
U.S. cargo ships made during World War II; 187 of these ships were made in Georgia.
Liberty Ships
Four-time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
Eugene Talmadge