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- 3. the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death at Warm Springs, Georgia in 1945 who is credited with pulling America out of the Great Depression with his New Deal policies.
- 6. the name given to a series of federal programs spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.
- 8. A New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.
- 9. Georgia’s deepwater ports; during World War II, 187 Liberty Ships were constructed there.
- 13. 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.
- 14. the New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.
- 18. American Naval base in Hawaii was hit with a surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, which resulted in the U.S. entering World War II.
- 19. an act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military bases.
- 21. (1914-1918) major war primarily between European powers; the U.S. entered the war in 1917.
- 23. Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator.
- 24. 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.
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- 1. The worldwide economic crisis and period of low business activity beginning with the stock-market crash in October 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
- 2. a factor that led to the Great Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars.
- 4. Four-time Georgia governor that fought against the New Deal policies.
- 5. factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.
- 7. Georgia city that was home to the “Little White House;” site’s warm water mineral springs were used as a rehabilitation center for polio victims.
- 10. New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers.
- 11. A New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.
- 12. Insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.
- 15. (1939-1945): The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941.
- 16. U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in the ports of Georgia.
- 17. Georgia Congressman who was an advocate for a strong U.S. military; served 25 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the longest-serving Congressmen in U.S. history.
- 20. in Purchasing: 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.
- 22. A lack of water that led to a depression in the state that predated the Great Depression.