Name: ______
20th Century Study Guide

1. How did WWI help affect the economy in Georgia?
Military bases were opened to help train and house soldiers, which boosted Georgia’s economy

2. Whydid farmers leave their farms in the South and move to the industrious North?

Because the rising cost of farm equipment, the boll weevil, and the drought caused many farmers to lose their farms.

3. During most of the 1920s, who experienced the most severe economic problems?

Owners of small family farms

4. Which U.S. President believed in the practice of laissez-fair (minimum governmental interference) policies that helped bring about the depression in the 30s?
Herbert Hoover

5. What events led to the Great Depression?

  • Borrowing more money than could be repaid
  • Speculating in the Stock Market
  • Overproducing farm products

6. Why is it sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized that there was a Great Depression that occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
Because the rural farmers had been struggling economically for years.

7. Eugene Talmadge became governor of Georgia in 1933. He disliked relief efforts, public welfare and debts. This caused Governor Talmadge to do what?

He tried to get rid of all of the New Deal programs in Georgia.

8. Who was the biggest political hero to GA's white, rural farmers since Tom Watson?

Eugene Talmadge

9. Why did President Franklin Delano Rooseveltoften travel in Warm Springs, Georgia?
President Roosevelt suffered from polio and swam in the healing water of Warm Springs.

10. What did the young men who worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps do?
They built public facilities, many of which exist to this day.

11. Why was the REA so important to rural Georgians?
Because electric water pumps, lights and appliances made farm life much easier.

12. What was the purpose of Social Security?
To create a system of retirement and unemployment benefits

13. What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

The New Deal program that restricted agricultural production by paying farmers to grow fewer crops

14. What was a major result of the New Deal?

It greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government

15. What was the significance of the Lend-Lease Act at the beginning of World War II?
It allowed the United States to stay neutral in the war while sending supplies to support the Allied troops.

16. What was the name of the Marietta factory used to build B-29 bombers during WWII?
Bell Aircraft

17. How were Savannah and Brunswick significant to the war effort in the 1940s?
The shipyards at these ports were instrumental to building a strong navy for World War II.

18. Why was Carl Vinson recognized by two United States presidents?
He was a major influence in promoting a strong national defense before and after World War II.

19. How did U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell help bring economic change to Georgia?

He was able to have military bases built in Georgia.

20. What Georgian is known as the "father of the two-ocean navy"?
Carl Vinson

Constructed Response:

WWII began on Sep 1, 1939. The United States did not enter the war until December 8, 1941. Write the sequence of events that led to the USA joining WWII and a description of what Georgia contributed to the war. (Include: lend lease act, Pearl Harbor, and GA's contribution)

{Info to use}

•Lend Lease - allowed the US to lend or lease weapons, supplies, and equipment to any country whose defense was critical to US security.This act gave the Allies more than $50 billion in supplies in exchange for US military base rights in the countries.

  • Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes made a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.The Japanese sank or destroyed 8 US battleships and 188 airplanes.More than 2,400 people lost their lives.
  • US Enters WWII - The next day, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.They agreed and the US officially entered WWII on December 8, 1941.
  • Bell Aircraft - In 1942, the Bell Aircraft company arrived in the small town of Marietta and began to produce B-29 bombers. Employed 30,000 workers, causing Marietta to quickly grow and prosper.Built over 660 bombers while the plant was open.
  • Shipping Ports - Two major shipyards, Savannah and Brunswick, both deep-sea ports, provided ideal naval yards for the construction of war ships.The Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation was in Savannah and constructed over 80 ships, and the J.A. Jones shipyard in Brunswick turned out almost 100 ships. They built “Liberty Ship,” designed to carry supplies to troops (grain, trucks, mail, etc.).
  • Military Bases - During World War II, Georgia became home to more military training bases than any other state in the U.S. besides Texas.Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia, was the largest and viewed as the best infantry facility during the war.Other bases include Robins Air Service Command in Macon, Fort Gordon in Augusta, and Hunter Field in Savannah.

Name: ______

20th Century Study Guide

1. How did WWI help affect the economy in Georgia?

2. Why did farmers leave their farms in the South and move to the industrious North?

3. During most of the 1920s, who experienced the most severe economic problems?

4. Which U.S. President believed in the practice of laissez-fair (minimum governmental interference) policies that helped bring about the depression in the 30s?

5. What events led to the Great Depression?

6. Why is it sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized that there was a Great Depression that occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?

7. Eugene Talmadge became governor of Georgia in 1933. He disliked relief efforts, public welfare and debts. This caused Governor Talmadge to do what?

8. Who was the biggest political hero to GA's white, rural farmers since Tom Watson?

9. Why did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt often travel in Warm Springs, Georgia?

10. What did the young men who worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps do?

11. Why was the REA so important to rural Georgians?

12. What was the purpose of Social Security?

13. What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

14. What was a major result of the New Deal?

15. What was the significance of the Lend-Lease Act at the beginning of World War II?

16. What was the name of the Marietta factory used to build B-29 bombers during WWII?

17. How were Savannah and Brunswick significant to the war effort in the 1940s?

18. Why was Carl Vinson recognized by two United States presidents?

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19. How did U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell help bring economic change to Georgia?

20. What Georgian is known as the "father of the two-ocean navy"?

Constructed Response:

WWII began on Sep 1, 1939. The United States did not enter the war until December 8, 1941. Write the sequence of events that led to the USA joining WWII and a description of what Georgia contributed to the war. (Include: lend lease act, Pearl Harbor, and GA's contribution)

{Info to use to write your paragraph}

• Lend Lease - allowed the US to lend or lease weapons, supplies, and equipment to any country whose defense was critical to US security. This act gave the Allies more than $50 billion in supplies in exchange for US military base rights in the countries.

•Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes made a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese sank or destroyed 8 US battleships and 188 airplanes. More than 2,400 people lost their lives.

•US Enters WWII - The next day, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. They agreed and the US officially entered WWII on December 8, 1941.

•Bell Aircraft - In 1942, the Bell Aircraft company arrived in the small town of Marietta and began to produce B-29 bombers. Employed 30,000 workers, causing Marietta to quickly grow and prosper. Built over 660 bombers while the plant was open.

•Shipping Ports - Two major shipyards, Savannah and Brunswick, both deep-sea ports, provided ideal naval yards for the construction of war ships. The Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation was in Savannah and constructed over 80 ships, and the J.A. Jones shipyard in Brunswick turned out almost 100 ships. They built “Liberty Ship,” designed to carry supplies to troops (grain, trucks, mail, etc.).

•Military Bases - During World War II, Georgia became home to more military training bases than any other state in the U.S. besides Texas. Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia, was the largest and viewed as the best infantry facility during the war. Other bases include Robins Air Service Command in Macon, Fort Gordon in Augusta, and Hunter Field in Savannah.