Georgia Milestones Review Part 2
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Boll Weevil - CORRECT ANSWER - •insect that fed on and
destroyed cotton
•farmers diversified to avoid
economic problems
The New Deal - CORRECT ANSWER - Name given to a series of federal programs
spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great
Depression.
Stock Market Crash of 1929 - CORRECT ANSWER - A factor that led to the Great
Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to the investors losing over 40 billion dollars.
Eugene Talmadge - CORRECT ANSWER - Elected governor 4 times (but died before he
took office for his 4th term). Did not support the New Deal. Supported white supremacy and
gained most of his votes from rural farmers.
Bell Aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER - Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced
B - 29 bombers for the U.S. war effort in World War II
Lend-Lease Act - CORRECT ANSWER - (1941) act that allowed the U.S. government to
send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to Allied countries in exchange for
U.S. rights in their military bases
Liberty Ships - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all,
187 of these ships were made in Georgia in Savannah and Brunswick
, Pearl Harbor - CORRECT ANSWER - American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack
on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, resulted in the U.S. entering World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1882-1945) 32nd president of the
United States; had close ties to Georgia and died at his Warm Springs, Georgia home," The Little
White House"
Richard Russell - CORRECT ANSWER - GA Governor and U.S. Senator (seven
consecutive terms). chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee-helped to bring military
bases to GA. "father of the school lunch program"
Warm Springs - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgia city that was home to Roosevelt's "Little
White House"; site's warm water mineral springs were used as rehabilitation center for polio
victims.
Great Depression - CORRECT ANSWER - a severe economic downturn that began with
the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until World War II
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Gave farmers money to
reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops. Part of FDRs New Deal
Program.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) - CORRECT ANSWER - an agency, established as
part of the New Deal, that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks,
planting trees, and helping in erosion-control and flood-control projects.
What TWO factors led to Georgia's economy being weakened long before the beginning of the
Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER - the impact of the boll weevil and the drought
of 1924
Neutrality - CORRECT ANSWER - policy of supporting neither side in a war, US took on
this policy when they first decided to stay out of WW2
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Boll Weevil - CORRECT ANSWER - •insect that fed on and
destroyed cotton
•farmers diversified to avoid
economic problems
The New Deal - CORRECT ANSWER - Name given to a series of federal programs
spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great
Depression.
Stock Market Crash of 1929 - CORRECT ANSWER - A factor that led to the Great
Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to the investors losing over 40 billion dollars.
Eugene Talmadge - CORRECT ANSWER - Elected governor 4 times (but died before he
took office for his 4th term). Did not support the New Deal. Supported white supremacy and
gained most of his votes from rural farmers.
Bell Aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER - Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced
B - 29 bombers for the U.S. war effort in World War II
Lend-Lease Act - CORRECT ANSWER - (1941) act that allowed the U.S. government to
send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to Allied countries in exchange for
U.S. rights in their military bases
Liberty Ships - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all,
187 of these ships were made in Georgia in Savannah and Brunswick
, Pearl Harbor - CORRECT ANSWER - American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack
on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, resulted in the U.S. entering World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1882-1945) 32nd president of the
United States; had close ties to Georgia and died at his Warm Springs, Georgia home," The Little
White House"
Richard Russell - CORRECT ANSWER - GA Governor and U.S. Senator (seven
consecutive terms). chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee-helped to bring military
bases to GA. "father of the school lunch program"
Warm Springs - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgia city that was home to Roosevelt's "Little
White House"; site's warm water mineral springs were used as rehabilitation center for polio
victims.
Great Depression - CORRECT ANSWER - a severe economic downturn that began with
the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until World War II
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Gave farmers money to
reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops. Part of FDRs New Deal
Program.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) - CORRECT ANSWER - an agency, established as
part of the New Deal, that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks,
planting trees, and helping in erosion-control and flood-control projects.
What TWO factors led to Georgia's economy being weakened long before the beginning of the
Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER - the impact of the boll weevil and the drought
of 1924
Neutrality - CORRECT ANSWER - policy of supporting neither side in a war, US took on
this policy when they first decided to stay out of WW2
