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British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans in 1915. Over 100 Americans were killed; the
sinking of the Lusitania contributed to America entering World War I.
Lusitania
a factor that led to the Great Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars.
Stock market crash of 1929
telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico offering the country the opportunity for an alliance. Germany urged Mexico to attack the United States in return for territory lost during the Mexican-American War.
Zimmermann telegram
major war primarily between European powers; U.S. entered the war in 1917.
1914-1918
World war 1 (1914-1918)
one of the factors that led to the Great Depression; when a bank ran out of reserves to pay customers who wanted to withdraw their deposits.
Bank failures
insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.
Boll weevil
one of the worst droughts in Georgia’s history; led to a depression in the state that predated the Great Depression.
Drought of 1924
name given to a period of time in the Midwest (1930-1936) characterized by drought, gigantic dust storms, and major agricultural damage.
Dust bowl
a factor that led to the Great Depression; farmers continued to produce record numbers of crop yield though the demand for agricultural products was limited; this drove the cost of these products down.
Overproduction
a factor that led to the Great Depression; economic fears caused consumers to stop buying manufactured products, which led to companies losing money and laying off more employees.
Reduction in purchasing
1945) - commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death at Warm Springs, Georgia in 1945; visited Georgia more than 40 times for his treatment of polio at Warm Springs.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882- 1945)
Georgia city that was home to Roosevelt’s “Little White House;” site’s warm water mineral springs were used as a rehabilitation center for polio victims.
Warm springs
a New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.
Agricultural adjustment act (AAA)
a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.
Civilian conservation corps (CCC)
name given to a series of federal programs spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.
New deal
the New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.
Rural electrification act (REA)
New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers.
Social security act (SSA)
four-time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.
Talmadge, Eugene (1884-1946)
