The Roaring Twenties, Depression, and WWII

1.

1 point

In the 1920s, Georgia was NOT affected by

boll weevils

a prolonged drought

a jump in cotton production and prices

the loss of thousands of working farms

2.

1 point

The New Deal programs were intended to

improve national trade policies and taxes.

reduce segregation

reform the government

relieve the suffering of the unemployment.

3.

1 point

Roughly the same time the boll weevil was destroying Georgia's cotton crop, what other natural disaster struck Georgia?

a snowstorm hit and froze the crops

heavy rains flooded the fields

drought

tornadoes hit and ripped the plants from the fields

4.

1 point

What time period is being described below?
Farms failed.
Banks closed.
Factories shut down.
Unemployment rose.

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New South

World War II

5.

1 point

Describe the effect of the boll weevil and drought in Georgia in the 1920's.

a jump in cotton production and prices

agricultural based businesses went into debt

farmers began to sell more rice instead of cotton

northerners brought businesses to the south

6.

1 point

Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.

Meat, butter, sugar, and gasoline were rationed or limited.

Gasoline was rationed or limited.

Nylon stockings were rationed or limited.

all of the above

7.

1 point

Which countries were members of the Axis Powers in World War II?

Germany, Italy, Japan

United States, Great Britain, France

Soviet Union, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia

Czechoslavakia, France, Great Britain

8.

1 point

Eugene Talmadge political career impacted Georgia by

firing college deans who wanted to integrate the colleges.

finding a way to harvest cotton despite the drought.

brought gangster related crime to Georgia.

helped "The New Deal" come to Georgia.

9.

1 point

To end the depression, President Herbert Hoover did not promote

the use of public works money to make loans to the states.

the government's purchase of surplus crops.

federal public works projects such as road and building construction.

the organization of the Social Security Administration.

10.

1 point

What statement does NOT describe a reason for the movement of black farmers to the North during the Great Migration?

Health care for African Americans were better in the North than in the South.

Southern public schools for African Americans were poor

The South restricted the voting rights of African Americans

Southern agricultural practices were better than northern agricultural methods.

11.

1 point

Who won the governership in 1930 by promising to reorganize state government?

Ellis Arnall

Jimmy Carter

Richard Russell

Eugene Talmadge

12.

1 point

Which dictator was the leader of Germany during World War II.

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Adoph Hitler

Emperor Hirohito

13.

1 point

Before it officially entered World War II, the US helped Great Britain by

selling and leasing ships, arms, and supplies.

sinking German submarines that attacked British ships.

escorting British merchant ships in the Pacific.

escorting British warships in Atlantic waters.

14.

1 point

A system in which a series of workers and machines work to add individual parts to a product is known as a(n)

installment plan

assembly line

purchasing power

surplus products

15.

1 point

Why were the 1920's known as the "Roaring Twenties"?

The fast pace of life made time roar by.

The increased speed of new cars roared by carriages.

The violence of organized gangs in cities made life roar by.

The good-times atomospheres supported roaring parties.