World War I and Great Depression

Rural Electrification Act (REA)

• A New Deal program aimed at providing electricity to urban areas.

• A program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.

• A federal initiative to improve transportation infrastructure in rural regions.

• A policy focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through technology.

World War I

• 1914-1918; major war primarily between European powers; U.S. entered the war in 1917

• 1939-1945; global conflict involving most of the world's nations

• 1861-1865; conflict primarily between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S.

• 1918-1920; a series of conflicts in Eastern Europe following the Russian Revolution

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• A program that paid farmers to grow more crops to lower prices.

• A New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.

• A government initiative to provide loans to farmers for purchasing equipment.

• A policy that encouraged farmers to switch to organic farming practices.

Boll Weevil

• Insects whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States

• A type of cotton plant resistant to pests

• A method of cotton harvesting

• A disease affecting cotton plants

Social Security Act (SSA)

• A New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers.

• A tax reform initiative aimed at reducing income tax rates.

• A healthcare program for low-income families established in the 1960s.

• A federal law that regulates the stock market and protects investors.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• A program that provided military training to young men.

• A New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.

• A federal initiative to promote private business growth.

• A social program aimed at improving urban housing conditions.

Drought of 1924

• A significant drought in California during the 1930s

• One of the worst droughts in Georgia’s history; led to a depression in the state that predated the Great Depression

• A drought that primarily affected the Midwest region of the United States

• A minor drought that had little impact on agriculture

Eugene Talmadge

• 1884-1946; Four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal policies

• A famous civil rights leader in Georgia

• A prominent author during the Great Depression

• A U.S. Senator from Georgia during the 1950s

New Deal

• A series of federal programs to help recover from the Great Depression.

• A plan to increase military spending during World War II.

• A set of tax reforms introduced by President Roosevelt.

• A program aimed at reducing immigration to the United States.