Transcript WWI, Depression, New Deal, WWII

WWI, Depression,
New Deal, WWII
A Review
What countries were allies
in World War I?
a. United States, France, AustriaHungary, and Great Britain
b. Great Britain, France, United States,
and Russia
c. Germany, Russia, and AustriaHungary
d. Germany, Japan, and Russia
Great Britain
France
United States
Russia
Which is not associated with
World War I?
a. The sinking of the Titanic
b. The assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand
c. The American Red Cross
d. Victory Gardens
The sinking of the
Titanic
Which amendment to the US
Constitution gave women the
right to vote?
a.
b.
c.
d.
23rd Amendment
16th Amendment
20th Amendment
th
19 Amendment
th
19
Amendment
Why were the 1920s known as
the “Roaring Twenties”?
a. The increased speed of new cars
roared by carriages.
b. The violence of organized gangs in
cities made life roar by.
c. The fast pace of life made time roar by.
d. The good times atmosphere because
of men returning from war supported
roaring parties.
The good times atmosphere
because of men returning
from war supported roaring
parties.
In the 1920s, Georgia was not
affected by
a. Boll weevils
b. A jump in cotton production
and prices
c. The loss of thousands of
working farms
d. A prolonged drought
A jump in cotton
production and
prices
Which statement does not describe a reason
for the movement of black farmers to the
North during the Great Migration?
a. Southern public schools for African American
were poor.
b. Health care for African Americans was better in
the north than in the south.
c. The south restricted the voting rights of African
Americans.
d. Southern agricultural practices were better than
northern agricultural methods.
Southern agricultural
practices were better than
northern agricultural
methods.
The day the nation’s stock market
“crashed,” plunging the country
into a depression is referred to as
a.Freaky Friday
b.Black Tuesday
c.Depression Monday
d.Sorry Saturday
Black Tuesday
Which term describes the belief that economic
problems can work themselves out in the
marketplace without government help or controls?
a. Free enterprise system
b. Free market economy
c. Laissez-Faire
d. Government support program
Laissez-Faire
Who was the president of the
US when the nation fell into
the Great Depression?
a.Warren Harding
b.Theodore Roosevelt
c.Franklin D. Roosevelt
d.Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
What is the name of the golf course Bobby
Jones opened in 1933 in Augusta and that
today hosts one of golf’s four major world
championships?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Augusta Golf Club
Augusta National
The Masters Golf Course
Bobby Jones Club
Augusta National
To end the depression, President
Herbert Hoover did not promote
a. The use of public works money to
make loans to the states.
b. The organization of the Social Security
Administration.
c. The government’s purchase of surplus
crops.
d. Federal public works projects such as
road and building construction.
The organization
of the
Social Security
Administration
What New Deal program resulted
from President Roosevelt’s view of
rural Georgia while sitting on his
porch?
a. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
b. WPA (Works Progress Administration)
c. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
d. REA (Rural Electric Administration)
REA
(Rural Electric
Administration)
What was the “final blow” that led
President Woodrow Wilson to ask
Congress to declare war against the
Central Powers in World War I?
a. anti-German propaganda in the
United States
b. attacks on American merchant ships
c. sinking of the Lusitania
d. Zimmermann telegram
Zimmermann
telegram
At which Georgia military
installation did infantry train in
World War I?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Camp Augusta
Camp Benning
Camp Gordon
Camp McPherson
Camp Benning
What event is celebrated on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month of the year?
a. the founding of the state of
Georgia
b. armistice that ended World War I
c. sinking of the Lusitania.
d. sinking of the Titanic.
armistice that
ended World War I
Which describes the involvement of
the United States in World War II
before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a. The United States provided lend-lease aid to
Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
b. The United States maintained strict neutrality
with no involvement at all.
c. The United States provided advisory troops to aid
Germany.
d. The United States secretly sank German
submarines.
The United States
provided lend-lease
aid to Great Britain
and the Soviet Union.
The United States entered
World War II when Japan
attacked
a.
b.
c.
d.
China.
Manchuria.
Midway.
Pearl Harbor.
Pearl
Harbor
What famous statement refers
to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
“the British are coming”
“day that will live in infamy”
“we have only begun the fight”
“shot heard around the world”
“day that will live in
infamy”
What type of aircraft was built
at the Bell Aircraft Marietta
plant?
a.
b.
c.
d.
727s
B-29 bombers
fighter jets
jumbo jets
B-29 bombers
What happened to the Bell
Aircraft Marietta plant?
a. It closed down before World War II ended.
b. It is part of the Lockheed Martin plant
today.
c. It is part of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
today.
d. It has continued to operate continuously
since the war.
It is part of the
Lockheed Martin
plant today.
Which was a major
contribution of Georgia during
World War II?
a. Radar technology was developed and tested at
Georgia army bases.
b. Military bases were established that trained large
numbers of U.S. troops.
c. Research sites developed the technology for a
prototype of the atomic bomb.
d. Hospitals trained large numbers of doctors and
nurses for the Medical Corps.
Military bases
were established
that trained large
numbers of U.S. troops.
Where in Georgia were Liberty
ships built during World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Atlanta and Augusta
Brunswick and Jekyll Island
Brunswick and Savannah
St. Simons Island and Augusta
Brunswick and
Savannah
Because of Senator Richard
Russell’s sponsorship of a program
for schoolchildren, what nickname
did he earn?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Father of the graded school
Father of the unified curriculum
Father of the county school system
Father of the school lunch program
Father of the
school lunch
program
Which Depression-era governor
implemented these changes?
--Consolidating state offices
--Running state government like a successful business
--Establishing the Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia
a.
b.
c.
d.
Walter George
Richard Russell
Eugene Talmadge
Carl Vinson
Richard
Russell
What Georgian is known as
the “father of the two-ocean
navy?”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ben Epps
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
Carl Vinson
Carl
Vinson
The Holocaust was a name given to
the tactics used by Hitler and the
Nazis for
a. getting rid of the bodies of those who
dies or were killed in World War II.
b. exterminating 6 million Jews and
other “undesirables.”
c. frightening those who opposed Adolf
Hitler.
d. eliminating war prisoners.
exterminating 6
million Jews and
other
“undesirables.”
Who was the world leader who
instigated the Holocaust?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf
Hitler
Use these terms to answer the next question:
● Auschwitz
● Dachau
● Treblinka
What do these terms associated with World
War II have in common?
a. Allied Forces generals
b. Axis Power capitals
c. battlefields of Europe
d. concentration camps
concentration
camps
Why did Franklin Roosevelt
spend so much time in Georgia?
a. Roosevelt used the warm mineral waters of
Warm Springs to ease his polio.
b. Roosevelt was a native of Augusta and
traveled widely across the state.
c. Roosevelt’s wife was a native of Calhoun
and visited relatives.
d. Roosevelt had originally been a farmer and
he loved farm life.
Roosevelt used the
warm mineral
waters of Warm
Springs to ease his
polio.
For an extended period of time from 1915 through
the 1980s, cotton farmers in Georgia were having
unprofitable years because they were having to
spend much money on pesticide while at the same
time reducing the number of acres on which they
could farm. What was the primary cause of this
negative consequence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the cotton gin
the boll weevil
new legislation
railroad construction
boll
weevil
Multiple farming disasters, a major
stock market crash, and runs on
many banks in the late 1920s and the
early 1930s resulted in
a.
b.
c.
d.
World War I
the Yazoo Land Fraud
the Great Depression
more Civil Rights action
The
Great
Depression
How were Georgia’s farmers
helped by the New Deal?
a. The Social Security Agency agreed to pay them
for any land they could not use.
b. Cotton prices were reduced to the lowest they
have been in years.
c. The Agricultural Adjustment Act combined many
smaller farms into fewer, larger ones.
d. Electricity was finally provided for many farms
due to the push for rural electrification.
Electricity was finally
provided for many
farms due to the push
for rural
electrification.
What was the importance of Pearl
Harbor during World War II?
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It provided supplies to troops in the
Pacific.
It was attacked, which made America
officially enter the war.
It served as a testing site for the first
atomic bombs.
It was captured by Americans, which hurt
Japan badly.
It was attacked,
which made
America officially
enter the war.
Which countries were members of
the Axis Powers in World War II?
a. Germany, Italy, Japan
b. United States, Great Britain,
France
c. Czechoslovakia, France, Great
Britain
d. Soviet Union, Finland, Lithuania,
Latvia
Germany
Italy
Japan
Which dictator was the leader of
Germany during World War II?
a.Emperor Hirohito
b.Benito Mussolini
c.Adolf Hitler
d.Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Before World War II, the US did
all of the following except
a. Attack Japanese military
installations.
b. Refuse to export airplanes and
aircraft parts to Japan.
c. Refuse to provide or sell aircraft
gasoline to Japan.
d. Seize Japanese property in the
US.
Attack Japanese military
installations.
Before it officially entered WWII,
the US helped Great Britain by
a. Selling and leasing ships, arms, and
supplies.
b. Escorting British merchant ships in
the Pacific.
c. Sinking German submarines that
attacked British ships.
d. Escorting British warships in Atlantic
waters.
Selling and leasing
ships, arms, and
supplies -Lend Lease Act
How did Italy become a member of
the Allied Powers during WWII?
a. The Italian people overthrew their leader
and joined the Allies.
b. Mussolini signed a treaty with Great
Britain and the United States.
c. Their leader, Mussolini, defected to
Germany.
d. Italy had a defense agreement with the
US that went into effect when we joined.
The Italian people
overthrew their leader
and joined the Allies.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on
April 24, 1945, while sitting for a portrait
at the Little White House in
a. Hyde Park, New York
b. Camp David, Pennsylvania
c. Warm Springs, Georgia
d. LaGrange, Georgia
Warm Springs,
Georgia
The bill passed by Congress to
help returning soldiers adjust to
civilian life was known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.
HOPE Scholarship Bill
Military School Packet
G. I. Bill
Veterans’ Administration Bill
G. I. Bill
The US re-examined its policy
of isolationism after the
a. Battle of the Bulge
b. Bombing of London
c. Attack on Pearl Harbor
d. Holocaust
Holocaust
Which item was not normally
limited or rationed during WWII?
a. Gasoline
b. Foods such as meat, butter,
and sugar
c. Nylon stockings
d. Flower and vegetable seeds
Flower and
vegetable
seeds
What two events occurred causing
Georgia’s and the rest of the South’s
economies to be weakened long before
the beginning of the Great Depression?
a. Election of Woodrow Wilson and the beginning
of WWI
b. Prohibition and disfranchisement
c. The boll weevil and the drop in cotton prices
d. Adoption of child labor laws and county unit
system.
The boll weevil and
the drop in cotton
prices
The governor who led Georgia to become the first
state in the nation to grant 18 year olds
the right to vote?
a.Richard Russell, Jr.
b.Eugene Talmadge
c.Eurith Rivers
d.Ellis Arnall
Ellis Arnall
What was the immediate
cause of World War II?
a. German invasion of the Soviet Union
b. German invasion of Czechoslovakia
c. German invasion of the Rhineland
d. German invasion of Poland
German invasion of
Poland
What country did Germany urge to
attack the US in the Zimmermann
telegram?
a. Italy
b.Japan
c.Mexico
d.Canada
Mexico
Eugene Talmadge appealed to rural
white Georgia by promising to
a. Improve public schools, pave roads, and create
health departments in each county.
b. Help farmers, reduce property taxes, and cut
state spending.
c. Increase government services, reorganize the
state government, and regulate business and
industry.
d. Increase taxes and increase the size of
government.
Help farmers, reduce
property taxes, and cut
state spending.
Which of the following was not a
cause of the Great Depression?
a.Business overproduction
b.Government regulations
c.Speculation in the stock market
d.High tariffs
Government
regulations
The prohibition of the 1920s
gave rise to
a.Organized gangs
b.Large cities
c.A better economy
d.A new political party
Organized gangs
The policy of giving an aggressor what it
wants in order to avoid war was used by
Great Britain and France towards
Germany in 1938 was called
a.Appeasement
b.Neutrality
c.Isolationism
d.Internationalism
appeasement
During the Great Depression, the role of
the federal government in the affairs of
states, business, and citizens
a.Stayed the same
b.Increased
c.Decreased
d.disappeared
increased
The information used by the Allied
nations to promote their cause and
entice the United States to enter
World War I was called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
libel
slander
propaganda
yellow journalism
propaganda
The boll weevil
originally came from?
a. Texas
b. Florida
c. Mexico
d. Mississippi
Mexico
The boll weevil larvae
feed on the
a.
b.
c.
d.
white, fluffy cotton.
leaves of the cotton plant.
yellow flowers on the plant.
insects that are found on the
stalk.
white, fluffy cotton.
Besides the boll weevil,
Georgia cotton farmers in the
1920s were hurt by
a.
b.
c.
d.
tornadoes.
droughts.
frosts.
fires.
droughts.
What positive impact did the
1924 drought make on Georgia?
a.
It slowed down the destruction by
the boll weevil.
b. It contributed to the end of the Great
Depression.
c. It created a good climate to attract
industry.
d. It increased tourism at state parks.
It slowed down
the destruction by
the boll weevil.
What United States president’s
policies are blamed for the
Great Depression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dwight Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Herbert
Hoover
Georgians did not feel the impact of
the stock market crash because
a. the state was already in a depression.
b. banks were protected by state insurance.
c. citizens had little money invested in the
stock market.
d. the state constitution prohibited investing
tax dollars in the stock market.
the state was
already in a
depression.
What Georgia governor served during
the Great Depression and spent a great
deal of his time speaking out against the
New Deal, blacks, and the metropolitan
areas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ellis Arnall
Eurith Rivers
Richard Russell
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene
Talmadge
Which policy did Governor
Eugene Talmadge support?
a.
b.
c.
d.
public welfare
voting rights for blacks
reduced property taxes
federal assistance programs
reduced
property taxes
From what group of voters did
Talmadge receive his greatest
support?
a.
b.
c.
d.
rural voters
black voters
wealthy voters
women voters
rural
voters
Which issue did Eugene
Talmadge support?
a.
b.
c.
d.
integration
states’ rights
higher taxes
white supremacy
white
supremacy
What was NOT a purpose of
the New Deal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to provide loans to students
to improve lifestyles for Americans
to reform the defects in the economy
to relieve the suffering of the
unemployed
to provide
loans to
students
Which New Deal program was responsible for
such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt State
Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall,
Augusta’s Savannah River Levee, and
Macon’s airport?
a. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
b. NYA (National Youth Administration)
c. TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
d. WPA (Works Progress Administration)
CCC
(Civilian Conservation Corps)
Why did rural African American
farmers in Georgia not reap benefits
from many New Deal programs?
a. Most African Americans did not support the New Deal
and wanted no part of its programs.
b. African Americans could not apply for New Deal
programs in Georgia.
c. Federal grants went to property owners rather than
tenant farmers, and most African Americans were not
property owners.
d. Most African Americans in Georgia at that time were not
in agriculture.
Federal grants went to
property owners rather
than tenant farmers, and
most African Americans
were not property owners.
Which Georgia governor allowed the federal
government to take over the administration of
New Deal programs in the state?
a. Ellis Arnall
b. Ed Rivers
c. Richard Russell, Jr.
d. Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge
Which Georgia governor, whose firing of
college deans who wanted to integrate the
colleges, resulted in the university system’s
being placed on probation with the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools?
a. Ellis Arnall
b. Eugene Talmadge
c. Ed Rivers
d. Richard Russell, Jr.
Eugene Talmadge
What did the New Deal’s rural electrification
project (REA) do for Georgia’s farmers?
a. It provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives
so they could run power lines in rural
areas.
b. It provided funds for power companies to
run lines in rural areas.
c. It required power companies to provide
power at a lower rate.
d. It enabled farms to double their size.
It provided loans to farmers’
cooperatives so they could
run power lines in rural areas.
How did Franklin Roosevelt’s time spent
in Georgia bring about the establishment
of the Rural Electrification Authority?
a. He made a campaign promise to provide
electricity to rural Georgia.
b. He wanted to reduce the cost of electricity
for the poor.
c. He noticed that his neighbors did not have
electricity.
d. He owned rural land and wanted to have
electricity.
He noticed that his
neighbors did not
have electricity.
The purpose of social
security is to
a. create a system to save the banks.
b. protect the financial sovereignty of the
federal government.
c. create a system of retirement and
unemployment insurance.
d. give all workers in the United States a
savings plan for the future.
create a system of
retirement and
unemployment
insurance.