Unit 6 Review (WW1 - 2)

Front

What was the name of the event in 1929 when investors lost over 40 billion dollars that ultimately send the United States economy into a "Great Depression"?

Back

Stock Market Crash

Front

What insect was responsible for the drastic downturn in cotton production in the Southeastern U.S.?

Back

Boll Weevil

Front

What other reason did Georgia's cotton production take a drastic downturn in the 1920s?

Back

Drought

Front

What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's plan called to bring the United States out of the Great Depression?

Back

New Deal

Front

What town in Georgia was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vacation home "Little White House" located?

Back

Warm Springs, GA

Front

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal was designed to provide young, unmarried men with conservation jobs and public service projects like building parks, erosion control and flood prevention?

Back

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Front

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal plan was designed to offer income for retired or disabled Americans?

Back

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Front

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal plan paid farmers to stop overproducing cotton and tobacco?

Back

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

Front

Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal helped bring electricity to farms which allowed farmers to produce more crops?

Back

Rural Electrification Act (REA)

Front

Who was the Georgia governor that spent four terms in office and was very outspoken AGAINST Roosevelt's New Deal programs, especially the ones that benefitted African Americans?

Back

Gov. Eugene Talmadge