Georgia Studies Unit 7 Test 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
2. In 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was created to

A. Create jobs for the sluggish economy

B. Improve U.S. relations with Japan

C. Protect the U.S. by arming Allies that could not afford weapons

D. End U.S. isolation
3. The United States entered World War II when Japan attacked

A. China

B. Manchuria

C. Midway

D. Pearl Harbor
4. What type of aircraft was built at the Bell Aircraft Marietta plant?

A. 727’s

B. B-29 bombers

C. Fighter jets

D. Jumbo Jets
5. 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
6. What were Liberty Ships?

A. Battleships

B. Cargo ships

C. Landing craft

D. Submarines
7. Where in Georgia were Liberty Ships built during World War II?

A. Atlanta and Augusta

B. Brunswick and Jekyll Island

C. Brunswick and Savannah

D. St. Simons Island and Augusta
8. How did Richard Russell contribute to Georgia’s development during WWII?

A. He helped bring over a dozen military bases to Georgia

B. He helped bring the Western and Atlantic Railroad to Georgia

C. His leadership brought an end to the county unit system.

D. He loved to lower the tax rates for all Georgians
9. What was the significant result of Carl Vinson’s work?

A. The U.S. naval base Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese

B. President Roosevelt was re-elected

C. Vinson was appointed admiral of the navy

D. The U.S. Navy increased its strength and size
10. What country was a member of the Allied Powers in World War II?

A. Germany

B. Italy

C. Japan

D. Soviet Union
11. What country was a member of the Axis Powers in World War II?

A. Great Britain

B. Italy

C. Soviet Union

D. United States
12. 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 died or were killed in World War II

B. Exterminating 6 million Jews and other “undesirables”

C. Frightening those who opposed Adolph Hitler

D. Eliminating war prisoners
13. How did the Holocaust end?

A. Hitler agreed to give up all prisoners after lengthy negotiations

B. A prison uprising at one of the concentration camps led to a revolution

C. The Nazi’s tortured all their prisoners until they were all dead

D. Allied forces won WWII and freed all the people held captive in German camps
14. Besides the boll weevil, Georgia cotton farmers have been hurt primarily by

A. tornados

B. droughts

C. frosts

D. fires
15. The boll weevil originally came from

A. Texas

B. Florida

C. Mexico

D. Mississippi
16. Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

A. borrowing more money than could be repaid

B. speculating in the stock market

C. overproducing farm products

D. failing to save money

17. What United Stated president is blamed for the Great Depression?

A. Dwight Eisenhower

B. Herbert Hoover

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

D. Harry Truman
18. How did laissez-faire cause the depression?

A. The U.S. States gave businesses too many loans

B. The U.S. overextended its trade agreements

C. The U.S. government encouraged people to invest in the stock market

D. The U.S. government did not do anything to help solve the country’s economic problems
19. Why did Georgia NOT immediately feel the impact of the stock market crash?

A. Georgia was already in depression

B. Georgia’s banks were protected by state insurance

C. Georgia had little money invested in the stock market

D. Georgia’s constitution prohibited the state from investing in the stock market
20. Which New Deal program was responsible for such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall, and Augusta’s Savannah River Levee?

A. CCC

C. NIRA

A. It ended the depression

B. It paved the way for economic recovery

C. It ended unemployment

D. It provided financial security for the country’s citizen
22. The purpose of social security is to

A. create a system to save the banks

B. create a system of retirement and unemployment insurance

C. protect the financial sovereignty of the federal government

D. give all workers in the U.S. a savings plan for the future
23. Which U.S. president created a series of programs known as the New Deal, which were designated to

lessen the effects of the Great Depression?

A. Dwight Eisenhower

B. Herbert Hoover

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

D. Theodore Roosevelt
24. Which New Deal program was designated to raise farm prices by limiting production?

A. Agricultural Adjustment Act

B. Civilian Conservation Corps

C. Social Security Act

D. Rural Electrification Authority

25. Which New Deal program provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives so they run power lines in rural

(country) areas?

A. Agricultural Adjustment Act

B. Civilian Conservation Corps

C. Social Security Act

D. Rural Electrification Authority
26. Which program helped create thousands of jobs for young men?

A. Agricultural Adjustment Act

B. Civilian Conservation Corps

C. Social Security Act

D. Rural Electrification Authority
27. 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
28. Which Georgia governor served during the Great Depression and spent a great deal of his time speaking

out against the New Deal and blacks?

A. Richard Russell

B. Eugene Talmadge

C. Carl Vinson

D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
29. What action did Eugene Talmadge take part in that resulted in the loss of accreditation of ten Georgia

public colleges and universities, including the University of Georgia?

A. He withheld federal funds from Georgia’s colleges and universities

B. He ordered the Confederate flag to be flown at all colleges in Georgia

C. He fired two University System administrators who supported integration

D. He approved the admission of several black students at to all-white colleges
30. Which policy did Eugene Talmadge support?

A. Public welfare

B. Voting rights for blacks

C. Reduced property taxes

31. 
    Who had a home called "The Little White House" at Warm Springs, Georgia, and also
    

1. 
   Jimmy Carter
   
2. 
   Button Gwinnett
   
3. 
   Franklin Roosevelt
   
4. 
   Theodore Roosevelt
   

31. 
    What Georgia governor serves during the Great Depression and spent a great deal of
    

1. 
   Ellis Arnall
   
2. 
   Eurith Rivers
   
3. 
   Richard Russell
   
4. 
   Eugene Talmadge
   

31. 
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced many new programs during the New Deal. Which of the following is a New Deal program that still exists today?
    

1. 
   National Recovery Administration
   
2. 
   Works Progress Administration
   
3. 
   Freedmen's Bureau
   
4. 
   Social Security
   

31. 
    Which person and historical period are properly matched?
    

1. 
   James Oglethorpe- Civil War
   
2. 
   Franklin Roosevelt- New Deal
   
3. 
   John Musgrove- New South
   
4. 
   Jimmy Carter- Revolutionary War
   

31. 
    Why is it sometimes said that some rural Georgians never realized there was a Great Depression that occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
    

1. 
   Most farmers were self-reliant and did not need cash.
   
2. 
   The Great Depression had little impact upon the state.
   
3. 
   Many citizens had been struggling economically for years.
   
4. 
   Agricultural areas continued to prosper through the depression.
   
5. 
   
   

31. 
    How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?
    

1. 
   Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
   
2. 
   Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief.
   
3. 
   The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia.
   
4. 
   The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand
   

31. 
    One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?
    

1. 
   to provide a retirement fund for the elderly
   
2. 
   to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs
   
3. 
   to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard
   
4. 
   to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash
   

31. 
    Lina Belle McCommons, a North Carolina citizen who formerly lived in Georgia, said the following about her younger days there: "We benefited in this area (Greene County, Georgia) because it was chosen for a number of the CCC camps — the army of young workers, who worked in forests and fields, stopping erosion. Some people said it was a waste of money. But it kept a lot of young fellows employed." To which period in Georgia's history is she referring?
    

1. 
   World War I
   
2. 
   the New Deal
   
3. 
   Progressive Era
   
4. 
   the Square Deal
   

31. 
    How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of President Roosevelt's "New Deal" aid Georgia's farmers?
    

1. 
   It gave price supports for farmers to grow less cotton.
   
2. 
   Farmer's crops were purchased by the federal government.
   
3. 
   It provided them with seeds to grow crops other than cotton.
   
4. 
   D. Banks were forced to accept fifty percent of loans as payoffs.
   

31. 
    Which Georgia pest reduced Georgia's cotton acreage by half in 1923?
    

1. 
   blight
   
2. 
   fire ants
   
3. 
   nematodes
   
4. 
   boll weevil
   

31. 
    Which issue did Eugene Talmadge support?
    

1. 
   Integration
   
2. 
   Higher taxes
   
3. 
   States’ rights
   
4. 
   White supremacy