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- 4. 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.
- 5. major war primarily between European powers; US entered the war in 1917
- 7. Name given to a series of federal programs spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.
- 10. American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the U.S. entering World War II.
- 14. Georgia's two deep water ports; during WW2, 187 liberty ships were constructed there
- 18. a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.
- 19. insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.
- 20. New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers
- 22. a factor that led to the Great Depression. A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars.
- 23. 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.
- 24. 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.
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- 1. one of the worst droughts in Georgia's history; led to a depression in the state that predated the Great Depression.
- 2. 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.
- 3. U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in Georgia.
- 6. 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.
- 8. Four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
- 9. The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- 11. New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas
- 12. GA Governor and U.S. Senator (seven consecutive terms). chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee-helped to bring military bases to GA. "father of the school lunch program"
- 13. 32nd US President - He began New Deal programs to help the nation out of the Great Depression, and he was the nation's leader during most of WWII
- 15. 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
- 16. a New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.
- 17. Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort.
- 21. Georgia city that was home to Roosevelt's "Little White House;" site's warm water mineral springs were used as a rehabilitation center for polio victims.