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Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt spend time in GA?
a) FDR wanted to get Georgians to like him because their Governor opposed him.
b) FDR went to GA because he was friends with locals there
c) FDR went to the Rehab Center at Warm Springs because he was a victim of Polio.
d) FDR helped people out with the New Deal Programs.

Who is Eugene Talmadge?
a) A Georgia Governor who hated New Deal Policies
b) A Spanish explorer who was in search of gold
c) A psycho who attacked FDR in broad daylight
d) A president who met with Natives to create National Parks

Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (or FDR)?
a) The president who coined the phrase, ''speak softly, and carry a big stick'' and busted monopolies
b) The president who created the New Deal to fix the Great Depression and was in charge of WWII
c) The man who was mocked, and his name was used to refer to poor houses because of his inability to fix the Great Depression
d) The president who died 2 months into his presidency because he refused to take a rain check on doing the oath of office

Why is Warm Springs important to the New Deal?
a) Warm Springs provided the parchment on which the New Deal was written on
b) Warm Springs was the political think-tank where the New Deal, and many other policies, were made
c) FDR's trips there allowed him to see the economic issues, and inspired much of the New Deal programs
d) The New Deal itself was an idea thought up by the hydro-therapists helping FDR at Warm Springs

in 1936, Eugene Talmadge lost his campaign for the U.S. Senate to another opponent. What can you infer about how Georgians viewed the New Deal by this knowledge?
a) Georgians didn't care about the New Deal
b) The New Deal became less popular with Georgians
c) the New Deal became more popular with Georgians
d) The New Deal was no longer a political issue for Georgians

What is the legacy of Warm Springs?
a) Warm Springs continues to support those who suffer from polio.
b) Warm Springs offers programs to help those suffering from disabilities exercise in honor of President Roosevelt.
c) Warm Springs is a financial center based on the programs of the New Deal created by President Roosevelt
d) Warm Springs continues to be a center for political advancement and new ideologies

What was the purpose of the REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
a) Started an electric company to bring power to rural areas
b) Taught farmers how to build electrical power lines
c) To bring electricity to larger cities
d) Offered loans to help bring power to rural areas

The SSA stands for
a) Social Security Act
b) Secret Service Administration
c) Super Star Act
d) Social Services Association

Which association brought electricity to rural areas?
a) CCC
b) WPA
c) REA
d) SEC

Eugene Talmadge used states' rights as an excuse to do what?
a) decline New Deal programs in GA
b) run for president
c) keep GA out of WWI
d) use his position to steal from Georgia's citizens

FDR spent time in what Georgia city as a result of his polio?
a) Gainesville
b) Warm Springs
c) Savannah
d) Social Circle

the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) was created to help...
a) farmers
b) factory workers
c) store owners
d) firemen

Elderly citizens and disabled Americans are able to receive benefits due to a New Deal Program called:
a) SSA
b) REA
c) CCC
d) AAA

What was the purpose of FDR's New Deal?
a) to get the US out of the Depression
b) end WWI
c) to outsource work to other countries
d) to eliminate jobs in the US

How did the US react when WWI started?
a) remained neutral/isolationism
b) joined the allied powers
c) secretly supported both sides
d) joined the Central Powers

Which New Deal program put young men to work fixing bridges and parks?
a) AAA
b) BBB
c) CCC
d) SSA

The CCC stands for
a) Consumer Cooperation Commission
b) Chocolate Cookie Company
c) Civilian Cooperation Coop
d) Civilian Conservation Corp

Who was extremely popular in Georgia and had a home in Warm Spring?
a) Teddy Roosevelt
b) Eugene Talmage
c) James K. Polk
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt

FDR's time in rural Georgia helped him to
a) develop effective New Deal programs which helped many Georgians
b) become more popular than Eugene Talmadge in Georgia
c) learn new farming skills
d) get away and relax when he needed a vacation

Eugene Talmadge OPPOSED what for African Americans (and was also part of why he opposed FDR's policies)
a) education
b) segregation
c) equal rights
d) voting

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