The Great Depression

2. An event in 1929 when stock prices suddenly fell, causing bank failures, lost savings, and widespread economic hardship.
5. A longtime Georgia congressman called the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" for expanding U.S. naval power before WWII and shaping national defense policy.
8. This group provided paychecks to the elderly (65+) and certain disabled individuals.
10. Georgia governor in the 1930s who opposed many New Deal programs, believing federal action interfered with state control and traditional life.
11. Home to the world’s largest infantry training camp, attracting soldiers from across the country.
14. A beetle that destroyed cotton crops by laying eggs in cotton bolls, forcing farmers to diversify.
15. Factories that built bomber planes for World War II, employing over 28,000 Georgians.

1. This program brought electricity to rural areas, helping modernize farms and homes.
3. This group employed over 3 million young men to plant trees, build roads, and improve parks.
4. The 32nd president, he created the New Deal and was re-elected to four terms. He had strong ties to Georgia through the "Little White House" in Warm Springs, where he received polio treatments.
6. This organization paid farmers to reduce crop production like cotton and diversify, raising crop prices and farm profits.
7. Georgia experienced a severe drought in the mid-1920s, reducing rainfall, hurting crops, and worsening farming struggles already caused by pests and low prices.
9. Major Georgia port cities where over 200 Liberty ships were built during World War II.
12. Served as Georgia governor and U.S. senator during the Great Depression, supporting economic recovery, agricultural aid, and rural electrification while balancing state budgets.
13. A series of federal programs started by President Roosevelt to provide relief, promote recovery, and prevent future depressions, greatly affecting Georgia and the nation.