Unit 6: Early 20th Century Georgia

Lesson 1: The Great Depression

Standard - SS8H8: The student will analyze the important events that occurred after World War I and their impact on Georgia.
Element a.: Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia.
Element b.: Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.
Element c.: Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge.
Element d.: Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, and Social Security.
Verbs / Nouns
Lesson 1 – The Great Depression – Key Vocabulary
Boll Weevil / Franklin D. Roosevelt / Rural Electrification
Drought / New Deal / Social Security
Great Depression / Civilian Conservation Corps
Eugene Talmadge / Agricultural Adjustment Act
E.Q. – How did forces of nature affect the economy of Georgia?
E.Q. – How did state and national political policies influence the growth and development of Georgia and the future of politics in the state?
Identification
Who? and/or What? / Context
When? and/or Where? / Connections
Why and/or How? Explain its connection to the GPS, its impact on GA, and/or the “big picture”.
Boll Weevil / What impact did the Boll Weevil have on cotton crops in Georgia?
How did the Boll Weevil negatively impact the economy of the Southern United States?
Drought / What impact did the droughts of the 1920’s have on Georgia’s farmers and the overall economy of the South?
Great Depression / How did the economic troubles of the 1920’s (stock speculation, stock market crash, bank closures, etc.) lead to the Great Depression?
Eugene Talmadge / What impact did Eugene Talmadge have on GA during the Great Depression?
What impact did FDR have on GA during the Great Depression?
Compare and contrast Talmadge and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s opinions on government assistance in GA during the Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
New Deal / What effect did FDR’s New Deal have on GA and the United States during the Great Depression?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) / What effect did the CCC have on GA and the United States during the Great Depression?
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) / What effect did the AAA have on GA and the United States during the Great Depression?
Rural Electrification Administration (REA) / What effect did the REA have on GA and the United States during the Great Depression?
Social Security / What effect did Social Security have on GA and the United States during the Great Depression?
Additional Notes:
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Essential Question #1: How did forces of nature affect the economy of Georgia?
Essential Question #2: How did state and national political policies influence the growth and development of Georgia and the future of politics in the state?