Why is it sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized a Great Depression occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
(1 point)
Many rural Georgians were geographically isolated without access to national news.
Many rural Georgians were geographically isolated without access to national news.
The Great Depression affected urban areas, not rural areas.
The Great Depression affected urban areas, not rural areas.
Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.
Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.
Rural agricultural areas continued to prosper throughout the Great Depression.
Rural agricultural areas continued to prosper throughout the Great Depression.
Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge was against the New Deal programs in the 1930s. He believed that by hard work and thrift alone a person could master his or her own fate. Which statement best describes a New Deal policy that Talmadge opposed?
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Responses
Reorganize the state bodies to be more efficient
Reorganize the state bodies to be more efficient
Economic aid to farmers and landowners
Economic aid to farmers and landowners
Support for conservative business interests
Support for conservative business interests
Tax cuts for landowners with large farms
Economic aid to farmers and landowners
In 1940, Eugene Talmadge ran a successful campaign for governor by criticizing the New Deal as which of the following?
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Responses
Too little, too late for Georgia
Too little, too late for Georgia
unnecessary , costly, and dangerous to American federalism
unnecessary , costly, and dangerous to American federalism
Not focused enough on the military needs of Georgia
Not focused enough on the military needs of Georgia
Not focused enough on education in the rural areas of Georgia
Not focused enough on education in the rural areas of Georgia
unnecessary , costly, and dangerous to American federalism
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
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Responses
Georgia politicians led anti-Roosevelt opposition in Congress during the 1930s.
Georgia politicians led anti-Roosevelt opposition in Congress during the 1930s.
FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.
FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.
Georgia’s Electoral College votes secured his election as president in 1932.
Georgia’s Electoral College votes secured his election as president in 1932.
He tested New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them nationwide.
FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.
When President Roosevelt visited his home in Warm Springs, he noticed that many of his neighbors did not have electricity. Which New Deal program addressed this issue?
(1 point)
Responses
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
Rural Electrification Administration