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| What were the underlying causes of WWI? | Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism. |
| What event sparked the beginning of World War I? | Europeans had established alliances when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. |
| What factors led U.S. in to enter WWI? | Unrestricted sub warfare & Zimmerman Telegram |
| What led to economic growth in GA during WWI? | Military bases and cotton textiles for uniforms. |
| What led' GA into a depression before the rest of the country? | Environmental factors of boll weevil and drought caused crop failure. |
| What was a result of the infestation of the boll weevil? | Farmers went into debt, moved to urban areas, agricultural businesses struggled. |
| What event began the Great Depression? | The stock market collapsed. |
| What is the major reason that the stock market crashed? | Investors had borrowed money to buy stocks and panicked when prices begin to fall. |
| What was a result of bank closings during Depression? | Many average Americans lost all their savings. |
| What are causes of the Great Depression? | Borrowing to buy stocks, risky loans, reduction in purchasing. |
| Which New Deal program provided jobs for young single men building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and building parks and government facilities? | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| What is the Social Security Act? | It set up a system of pensions for older people. |
| Which of President Roosevelt's programs attempted to raise the price of crops by limiting supply? | Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| The Rural Electrification A New Deal program of FDR did what? | Extended electrical lines to the countryside for rural citizens. |
| Describe Eugene Talmadge's career. | White racist supremacist; County Unit System helped him win governorship during much of the Great Depression. |
| How did Governor Talmadge react to President Roosevelt's policies? | He disliked Roosevelt's New Deal and fought their implementation in Georgia. |
| Eugene Talmadge was famous for using the power of governor, but it backfired on him and cost him relection when | He fired two Georgia college professors for wanting to desegregate. |
| Why did the Japanese attack the U.S? | They thought the U.S. was the only force in the Pacific that could stop them from taking over East Asia. |
| What were results of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? | U.S. declared war on Japan the next day; U.S. lost several battleships and airplanes; the Germans declared war on the U.S. to support Japan as allies. |
| President Roosevelt got around the Neutrality Acts by doing what? | Convincing Congress to pass Lend-Lease Act for our Allies. |
| Georgia's contribution to winning WWII were | Building Liberty Ships, Bell Aircraft B-29 bombers, producing food for soldiers, and providing military bases to house and train troops. |
| What horrible event was caused by the fascist policy of extreme racism in Nazi Germany? | the Holocaust |
| Why did President Roosevelt build a vacation home in GA? | For treatment of his polio in Warm Springs. |
| What were ways President Roosevelt impacted GA? | REA provided electricity to rural farmers making life easier; Created treatment center in Warm Springs to help paralyzed patients; SS for income for older people. |
| President Roosevelt's program to hire workers to help develop the grounds in national parks represents which one of the three R's? | Relief. Workers received pay for work which helped struggling families have money for food and necessities. |
| Bell Aircraft is important because | it produced B-29 bombers for WWII, employed about 28,000 workers including women and African Americans, and established a modern industry in GA. |
| The Savannah and Brunswick shipyards were important to the war effort during WWII because | They constructed many transport ships carrying supplies and war material to the troops. |
| Who are they and what is true about GA political leaders serving in Congress during WWII? | Carl Vinson and Richard Russell pushed for a strong military to protect the U.S. |
| Describe Carl Vinson. | House of Representatives for 50 yrs., father of the two ocean Navy, pushed to add aircraft to the Navy before WWII |
