Question 1

Which president established the Warm Springs Foundation to provide treatment to the medically ill?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer

Herbert Hoover

Answer

I don't know

Answer

Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Jackson

Question 2

Eugene Talmadge criticized the New Deal by stating that:

Accepted Answer

The federal government didn't have the authority to implement programs in the state

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It was unnecessary because Georgia wasn't affected by the Great Depression

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It did not focus enough on education

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It did not do enough to assist black citizens in Georgia and throughout the South

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I don't know

Question 3

Which of the following factors was not a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

New Deal Programs

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Overuse of credit

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Overspeculation of stocks

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I don't know

Answer

Overproduction of crops (especially cotton) and low wages

Question 4

The boll weevil infestation came to GA in 1915, and a severe drought hit the state in 1924.  What impact did these events have on agriculture in GA?

Accepted Answer

Farmers grew less cotton overall, and some gave up farming altogether

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Cotton became easier to grow and harvest, reducing labor costs

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Price of cotton rose and growing it became more profitable

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Demand for cotton decreased, and fewer fabrics were made from cotton

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I don't know

Question 5

Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

Accepted Answer

They provided aid to African Americans.

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They did not provide aid to black citizens in Georgia and throughout the South

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I don't know

Answer

They would reduce executive power.

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They did not provide aid to farmers.

Question 6

What segment of Georgia's society contributed to the efforts of World War I by growing cotton and food?

Accepted Answer

Farmers

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Ordinary citizens

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Factories

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I don't know

Answer

Military

Question 7

What segment of Georgia's society contributed to World War I by volunteering for military service and planting victory gardens?

Accepted Answer

Ordinary citizens

Answer

Farmers

Answer

Factories

Answer

I don't know

Answer

Military

Question 8

Georgia's factories contributed to the efforts of World War I by:

Accepted Answer

canning food and making clothing and bandages

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planting victory gardens

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training recruits

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I don't know

Answer

growing food and cotton

Question 9

How did Georgia's military contribute to World War I?

Accepted Answer

training recruits

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planting victory gardens

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I don't know

Answer

growing food

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growing cotton

Question 10

Ga experienced its worst recorded drought during 1930 and 1931. What can you conclude as to how the drought affected Georgia?

Accepted Answer

The drought made it difficult for farmers to grow crops, which caused farmers to lose money and their farms. Many farmers moved to cities to find work in factories.

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I don't know

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It did not affect Georgia

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It benefitted the economy of Georgia but forcing them to rely more on factories

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None of these

Question 11

What was the purpose of FDR visiting Warm Springs, Ga

Accepted Answer

The Warm mineral springs helped with his Polio disease

Answer

I don't know

Answer

The U.S. government was temporarily moved there during the Great Depression

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He had a secret military bunker there

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None of these

Question 12

How did Roosevelt's ties to the State of Georgia affect Georgia during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Ga benefitted from many New Deal Programs, and other things as a result of the president's presence

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He threatened to cut off all help to Georgia because of Eugene Talmadge

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I don't know

Answer

He didn't have any effect on the state

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None of these

Question 13

President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced many new programs during the New Deal. Which of the following is a New Deal program that still exists today?

Accepted Answer

Social Security

Answer

I don't know

Answer

Rural Electrification Administration

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

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Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 14

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

saving excess amounts money

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I don't know

Answer

overproducing farm products

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speculating in the stock market

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borrowing more money than could be repaid

Question 15

Great Depression was:

Accepted Answer

a severe economic downturn that began with the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until World War II

Answer

I don't know

Answer

the time period that preceded (came before) World War I

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a time period when African Americans received equal rights in Georgia and throughout the South

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a period of national mourning following the death of Franklin Roosevelt

Question 16

This was a governmental plan to get Americans jobs and money.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal

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World War I

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World War II

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The Great Depression

Answer

I don't know

Question 17

What president was elected in 1932 and led the US through the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer

Herbert Hoover

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Harry Truman

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I don't know

Answer

Andrew Jackson

Question 18

What New Deal program paid farmers to stop overproducing?

Accepted Answer

AAA

Answer

SSA

Answer

CCC

Answer

I don't know

Answer

REA

Question 19

What New Deal program gave money to retired or disabled people?

Accepted Answer

SSA

Answer

CCC

Answer

REA

Answer

AAA

Answer

I don't know

Question 20

What New Deal program gave conservation jobs to young men?

Accepted Answer

CCC

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I don't know

Answer

AAA

Answer

REA

Answer

SSA

Question 21

What New Deal program established electricity in rural areas?

Accepted Answer

REA

Answer

SSA

Answer

AAA

Answer

CCC

Answer

I don't know

Question 22

What governor of Georgia opposed New Deal programs in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Answer

Theodore Roosevelt

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I don't know

Answer

Tom Watson

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Franklin Roosevelt

Question 23

Which of the following was NOT an economic change that occurred after World War I

Accepted Answer

The United States did not produce enough agricultural products to feed the population

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Agricultural prices increased

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Wages for workers were decreased

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I don't know

Answer

Industries produced more goods than consumers needed

Question 24

Which was not a goal of the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

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Reform

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I don't know

Answer

Recovery

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Relief

Question 25

What impact did President Roosevelt have on Georgia?

Accepted Answer

He provided new opportunities and jobs for poor, rural Georgians through his New Deal Programs.

Answer

He discontinued (ended) the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation to help people get treatment for their medical conditions and diseases.

Answer

I don't know

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He declared martial law in Georgia due to the Great Depression.

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He refused to fund New Deal Programs in Georgia because of problems between Blacks and whites.

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