Unit 11 Assessment

Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia during World War I?

• Georgia provided 100,000 troops to the war effort

• Georgia provided several military bases and training facilities during World War I

• Georgia farmers produced food for the troops through victory gardens

• More Georgians died in the war than troops from any other state

Which of the following was an EFFECT of the boll weevil on Georgia?

• The boll weevil devastated Georgia's cotton industry

• The boll weevil strengthened Georgia's cotton industry

• The boll weevil led to an economic boom in Georgia

• The boll weevil made life easier for most Georgians

Southern states did not experience the "Roaring 20s" like the rest of the country, instead feeling the effects of economic depression years before the official beginning of the Great Depression.

CHOOSE TWO: Which of the following caused this economic decline in the South prior to the Great Depression?

• Boll Weevil

• Drought

• Stock Market Crash

• Increase in value of cotton

Which of the following BEST describes President Franklin Roosevelt's reasons for visiting Warm Springs, Georgia regularly after 1924?

• Warm Springs, Georgia is known for its soothing and regenerative waters, which were thought to help people affected by Polio.

• Warm Springs, Georgia was the birthplace of Franklin Roosevelt.

• Warm Springs, Georgia was the location of President Roosevelt's vacation home.

• Warm Springs, Georgia served as President Roosevelt's war headquarters during World War II.

-32nd President of the United States

-His New Deal programs helped combat the Great Depression

-Only president to be elected to more than two terms

• Frankllin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Eugene Talmadge

• Kameron Abernathy

Which of the following BEST describes the impact of Franklin Roosevelt's trips to Warm Springs, Georgia on his presidency?

• Living at the Little White House in rural Georgia, Roosevelt was able to understand the hardships faced by Southern farmers, and implemented New Deal programs to help them.

• Living at the Little White House in rural Georgia, Roosevelt was able to understand the reasons for segregation, helping to end it.

• Living at the Little White House in rural Georgia, Roosevelt was able to understand the simplicity of farming, in turn pushing the country away from industrialization and back towards agriculture.

• Living at the Little White House in rural Georgia, Roosevelt was able to understand the reasons for segregation, becoming a fierce racist by the end of his lifetime.

-Hired unemployed men to work on public service projects

-Known best for building public parks, including Fort Mountain

-Most successful and popular New Deal program

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Social Security Administration

• Rural Electrification Administration

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

• The AAA paid farmers to not grow certain crops, hoping to increase market prices of these crops.

• The AAA succeeded in raising the prices of certain crops.

• The AAA caused many sharecroppers and tenant farmers to lose their jobs.

• The AAA provided elderly and disabled farmers with a basic income.

-Offers retirement benefits to those over 65

-Provides relief for the disabled and unemployed

-One of the largest government programs in existence today

• Social Security Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Rural Electrification Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

CHOOSE TWO: Which TWO of the following BEST explain Governor Eugene Talmadge's reasons for opposing the New Deal programs created by President Franklin Roosevelt?

• Governor Talmadge feared that the New Deal programs would help African Americans, which he staunchly opposed.

• Governor Talmadge was opposed to increased federal spending and expanded federal power.

• Governor Talmadge was opposed to farmers in the state of Georgia, and wanted to push the state towards industry.

• Governor Talmadge believed that the Great Depression did not impact Georgians in the same way that it did in other portions of the country.