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- 3. 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.
- 4. a New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.
- 5. 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.
- 7. U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in the ports of Georgia.
- 8. 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.
- 9. 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. the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death at Warm Springs
- 14. 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.
- 15. major war primarily between European powers; the U.S. entered the war in 1917.
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- 1. four-time Georgia governor that fought against the New Deal policies.
- 2. Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator.
- 6. the New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas.
- 11. 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.
- 12. The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941.
- 13. insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.