Georgia from WWI through WWII

1914 to 1918

years WW1 took place

Georgia

During World War I, this state had more military training camps than any other state.

boll weevil

insect that destroyed cotton production in Georgia in the 1920s

Franklin D. Roosevelt

*elected president in 1932

*created the "New Deal"

Great Depression

*worst economic period in USA history

*caused in part by overproduction and bank failures

New Deal

President Roosevelt’s solution to the Great Depression

drought

long period of time with little or no rainfall; contributed to economic difficulties in GA during the 1920s

Rural Electrification Administration

*New Deal program designed to bring power to rural areas

*Improved farmers’ standard of living

*Created new buyers for electric appliances

Civilian Conservation Corps

*New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public service projects

*Very popular

Agricultural Adjustment Act

*New Deal program that tried to help farmers by increasing prices of agricultural goods

*Paid farmers to NOT to grow crops or to destroy crops

*Very controversial

Social Security Administration

New Deal program that provided money to retired Americans age 65 and older.

Warm Springs, GA

place in Georgia where FDR kept a home while trying to treat his polio

Eugene Talmadge

*Georgia Governor who opposed the New Deal

*One reason was he believed the ND created too many rules and was leading the U.S. down a path toward communism

*Another reason was he believed the ND did TOO much to help minority populations

Impacts of WWI on Georgia

Include:

*Higher cotton prices helped farmers

*Job creation (military bases, textile mills, canned food factories)

Georgia's Contributions to WWI

Include:

*Many military training camps

*Serving as soldiers & nurses

*Producing uniforms and canned food

*Growing "Liberty Gardens"

Carl Vinson

•In the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years

•Supported a strong military

•"Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"

Richard Russell

•U.S. Senator from Georgia

•Helped to bring military bases to GA

•"Father of the school lunch program"

Cash and Carry

Policy that allowed the U.S. to sell military supplies to countries as long as they (1) paid in cash and (2) provided their own transportation

Lend-Lease

Policy that allowed the U.S. to allow countries to "borrow" military supplies" as long as they were returned after the war

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

The main reason why the U.S. entered World War 2

Bell Bomber Plant

Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bomber planes during World War II.

Savannah and Brunswick Shipyards

Workers here produced 187 Liberty Ships during World War II

Overproduction

*A main cause of the Great Depression

*When a business produces too much of a good

*Causes prices to drop and businesses to layoff workers

Reasons why Georgia was an ideal location for military training camps

•mild climate

•large amounts of available land

•access to the Atlantic coast

*railroads

*inexpensive land

Zimmerman Telegram and the Lusitania

The two main reasons why the U.S. entered World War 1

Relief, Recovery, and Reform

The three key goals of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs

Bank Failures

*A main cause of the Great Depression

*When banks ran out of money and closed

*Caused many Americans to lose all their money and become homeless