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How did GA contribute to the war?
a) Donated supplies and bought ammunition
b) The state had 5 military bases and over 100,000 men volunteered to fight
c) GA became the main producer of food and flags for soldiers
d) GA farmers stopped growing tobacco to grow food and drafted all men to go to war

Which was NOT a way individuals helped support the WWI effort?
a) Forest land was cleared to build military bases
b) Local families grew victory gardens
c) Many farmers started growing fruits and veggies for soldiers
d) Much of GA's cotton was made into military uniforms

Why were Americans encouraged to grow their own food?
a) The Dust Bowl destroyed a lot of farmland
b) There weren't many farmers in the US
c) The US was at war against Japan
d) All available food was needed to support the war

The ________ devastated GA in the 1920's.
a) dust storms and flooding
b) the boll weevil and drought
c) hurricane season and blight
d) depression and bank fraud

What is known as cotton's greatest enemy?
a) tenant farming
b) overproduction
c) boll weevil
d) technology

Which of the following happened as a result of the drop in cotton crop prices in GA?
a) corn became GA's main crop
b) farmers began farming peaches, pecans, and tobacco
c) Black families moved to the South and formed sundown towns
d) the number of farmers increased because land was cheap

What contributed to the Great Depression and Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a) the effects of WWII
b) success of US farm economy
c) stock market speculation
d) foreign boycotts of US products

The Great Depression had a large effect on GA due to troubles the state had in the 1920s.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

___________ was FDR's plan for national recovery after the Great Depression.
a) Fair Shake
b) Race to the Top
c) New Deal
d) New Hope

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Great Depression?
a) Reform the way Americans did business
b) Provide relief for citizens to help the economy
c) Reduce unemployment with providing recovery measures
d) Increase political capital to guarantee his reelection

Offered low interest loans to organizations to build power lines in rural areas
a) CCC
b) REA
c) SSA
d) AAA

Paid farmers a subsidy to plant less cotton and other crops including tobacco and peanuts
a) CCC
b) REA
c) SSA
d) AAA

Created insurance for elderly, unemployed, and disabled people through contributions made by employees and their employers
a) CCC
b) REA
c) SSA
d) AAA

Put young men back to work preserving the nation’s natural resources
a) CCC
b) REA
c) SSA
d) AAA

FDR often visited ______________ for __________ therapy. His residence there became known as the “Little White House.”
a) Savannah - tuberculosis
b) Fort Benning- syphilis
c) Warm Springs - polio
d) Macon- sickle cell

Eugene Talmadge was the __________ of Georgia for three terms.
a) Governor
b) State Senator
c) Secretary of State
d) Voting Commissioner

Which of the following is true of Eugene Talmadge?
a) He was a supporter of FDR who worked to bring the New Deal to Georgia.
b) He drove the state into the Great Depression and struggled to gain popularity in the 1930s.
c) He was against FDR's New Deal and a supporter of segregation in Georgia.
d) He picked specific New Deal programs to benefit Georgia and refused to implement the ones he didn't like.

The New Deal was implemented in Georgia after other Southern states because
a) Roosevelt was unwilling to help Georgia
b) The Great Depression didn't really affect Georgia
c) Republicans didn't want to implement Roosevelt's policies
d) Eugene Talmadge resisted FDR's intervention in Georgia state affairs

How did FDR's relationship with Georgia affect the state?
a) Talmadge insulted Roosevelt and offered GA little to no help in the Great Depression
b) Roosevelt knew the struggle of people in rural areas and created programs in the New Deal to help them
c) Roosevelt came to Georgia and isolated himself to treat his medical condition. He didn't interact with people in the area.
d) Roosevelt knew most Georgians supported segregation and denied their want to bring in New Deal programs.

Georgia had more ______ during WWI than any other state.
a) victory gardens
b) soldiers
c) war bonds
d) military training camps/bases

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