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Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?

• the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
• the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
• States’ rights have priority over rights of the federal government
• the federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity

The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was

• the end of World War I.
• the crash of the stock market.
• failure of the commodity market.
  
• the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.
  

 How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?

• It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
• It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
• It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
• It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.

Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?

• a major drought
• a locust plague
• flooding of fields
• severe cold weather

In the 1920s, many small farmers lost their farms due to crop failures and debts. What was a long-term effect of the lost farms?

• Migration of tenant farmers decreased significantly.
• Race relations in rural areas improved immediately.
• Banks lost money and many farm-related businesses closed.
• Southern states were able to avoid an economic depression.

 In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?

• He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
• He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.
• He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.
• He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.
  

All of these items led directly to what event?

• World War I
• World War II
• Great Depression
• Baby Boom Generation

Which job would MOST LIKELY be performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program?

• improving the soil
• working in textile mills
• handing out food to people
• building new homes for people

The items above are MOST associated with which of these eras?

• New Deal
• Cold War
• Civil War
• Reconstruction