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SS8H8 PreTest: WWI & Great Depression

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  • Q1
    Which president established the Warm Springs Foundation to provide treatment to the medically ill?

    Herbert Hoover

    I don't know

    Andrew Johnson

    Andrew Jackson

    Franklin Roosevelt
    30s
  • Q2
    Eugene Talmadge criticized the New Deal by stating that:
    The federal government didn't have the authority to implement programs in the state

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

    It did not focus enough on education

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

    I don't know

    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following factors was not a cause of the Great Depression?

    Overuse of credit

    New Deal Programs

    Overspeculation of stocks

    I don't know

    Overproduction of crops (especially cotton) and low wages

    30s
  • Q4
    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?

    Cotton became easier to grow and harvest, reducing labor costs

    Price of cotton rose and growing it became more profitable

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

    I don't know

    Farmers grew less cotton overall, and some gave up farming altogether
    30s
  • Q5
    Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
    They provided aid to African Americans.

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

    I don't know

    They would reduce executive power.

    They did not provide aid to farmers.

    30s
  • Q6
    What segment of Georgia's society contributed to the efforts of World War I by growing cotton and food?

    Ordinary citizens

    Factories

    I don't know

    Farmers

    Military

    30s
  • Q7
    What segment of Georgia's society contributed to World War I by volunteering for military service and planting victory gardens?

    Farmers

    Factories

    I don't know

    Ordinary citizens

    Military

    30s
  • Q8
    Georgia's factories contributed to the efforts of World War I by:

    planting victory gardens

    training recruits

    I don't know

    growing food and cotton

    canning food and making clothing and bandages
    30s
  • Q9
    How did Georgia's military contribute to World War I?
    training recruits

    planting victory gardens

    I don't know

    growing food

    growing cotton

    30s
  • Q10
    Ga experienced its worst recorded drought during 1930 and 1931. What can you conclude as to how the drought affected Georgia?

    I don't know

    It did not affect Georgia

    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.

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

    None of these

    30s
  • Q11
    What was the purpose of FDR visiting Warm Springs, Ga

    I don't know

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

    The Warm mineral springs helped with his Polio disease

    He had a secret military bunker there

    None of these

    30s
  • Q12
    How did Roosevelt's ties to the State of Georgia affect Georgia during the Great Depression?

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

    I don't know

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

    He didn't have any effect on the state

    None of these

    30s
  • Q13
    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?
    Social Security

    I don't know

    Rural Electrification Administration

    Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Civilian Conservation Corps

    30s
  • Q14
    Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

    I don't know

    overproducing farm products

    saving excess amounts money

    speculating in the stock market

    borrowing more money than could be repaid

    30s
  • Q15
    Great Depression was:
    a severe economic downturn that began with the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until World War II

    I don't know

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

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

    a period of national mourning following the death of Franklin Roosevelt

    30s

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