ROARING 20's

Question 0

“Black Tuesday”

Answer 0

The day the stock market collapsed

Question 1

2 big issues that hurt GA Farmers

Answer 1

1. Drought

2 Bull weevil (bug that ate cotton)

Question 2

Contributing factors of the Great Depression

Answer 2

• stock market crash
• credit card use
• government did not skip in to help
• people lost jobs
• banks closed
• businesses failed

Question 3

Great Depression

Answer 3

1929-1940’s

Question 4

Why did Georgia barely notice the Great Depression?

Answer 4

Because GA was already in a depression

Question 5

Who was blamed for the depression?

Answer 5

President Hoover ( he believed the government should not interfere in the economy)

Question 6

“Laissez faire”

Answer 6

Give a little help

Question 7

FDR

Answer 7

Democratic President in 1932. Promised Americans a “new deal” and had a GA connection

Question 8

“New deal” laws

Answer 8

Created jobs, helped farmers and regulated banks and businesses

Question 9

CCC

Answer 9

Civilian conservation corps

• gave construction jobs to young single men to work on state parks, airports, etc…

Question 10

AAA

Answer 10

Agricultural Administration Act

• helps farmers by giving them cheap loans and paying them subsidies to not grow so much

Question 11

REA

Answer 11

Rural Electrification Act

• gave cheap loans to electric companies to bring electricity to farms

Question 12

SSA

Answer 12

Social Security Act

• retirement payments to old folks and elders in need

Question 13

FDIC

Answer 13

Federal Deposit Insurance Company

• the federal government and bank deposits

Question 14

Everybody loved the new deal except…

Answer 14

GA governor Eugene Talmage

• racist but, popular in rural counties. He was elected by unit vote