One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?

Question 17 options:

to provide benefits for retired workers and offer insurance to the disabled or unemployed

to strengthen the value of the dollar based on the gold standard

to regulate the social media industry

to provide benefits to men provided they had served in a branch of the military

Question 18 (1 point)
How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of President Roosevelt's "New Deal" aid Georgia's farmers?

Question 18 options:

The Act paid Georgian farmers to plant less cotton.

The Act paid Georgian farmers to produce more cotton.

The Act paid Georgian farmers to plant peanuts instead of cotton.

The Act paid Georgian farmers a flat fee for their cotton production regardless of the amount produced.

Question 19 (1 point)
3 major contributions made by Georgians to World War I were

Question 19 options:

bomb building, production of meat for soldiers, textile mills

military facilities, textile mills, arsenal of weapons

trick question- Georgia did not contribute to the war efforts at all!

production of weapons, increase in poultry production, medical supplies

Question 20 (1 point)
Which group of people was MOST affected by the boll weevil infestation during the years between World War I and World War II

Question 20 options:

lumber producers

government officials

railroad workers

cotton farmers

Question 21 (1 point)
over-borrowing money an over-using credit
speculating on the rise of stock prices
overproduction in agriculture and low wages in industry
The situations outlined in the bulleted points above were reactions to which of the following historical periods?

Question 21 options:

Georgia's recovery from World War I

onset of the Great Depression

growth of Atlanta's transportation networks in the 1920's

American's entrance into World War II

Question 22 (1 point)
Which of the following is a true statement regarding Georgia's contributions to World War I?

Question 22 options:

Georgians made up the largest portion of Army's recruits.

At least five Georgia military bases trained hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Most weapons used by America in the war were manufactured near Atlanta.

Georgia farms provided most of the food for soldiers serving overseas.

Question 23 (1 point)
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration?

Question 23 options:

reduce the total acres of land owned by each farmer.

raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product.

secure factory jobs for farmers, and relocate them into cities.

influence Georgia farmers to plant more cotton.

Question 24 (1 point)
In 1940, Eugene Talmadge ran a successful campaign for governor by criticizing the New Deal as

Question 24 options:

not focused enough on the military needs of Georgia

too little, too late for Georgia

not focused enough on education in the rural areas of Georgia

unnecessary, costly, and dangerous to American federalism.

Question 25 (1 point)
old age retirement protection
widows of qualified workers receive benefits at age 65
people earn benefits as they work and pay taxes
Which New Deal reform program is BEST described by the above characteristics?

Question 25 options:

Social Security Administration

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Rural Electrification Administration

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 26 (1 point)

Which New Deal reform program, aimed at protecting rural Americans from the hardships of the Depression is shown in the photo?
Question 27 (1 point)
What was the New Deal?

Question 27 options:

a commitment by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois to advance African American rights in the New South

a series of programs, policies and agencies created during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression

an agreement between Georgia Democrats and Republicans to end the white primary

a law giving southern states more control over elections if they allow women's suffrage

Question 28 (1 point)
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Roosevelt?

Question 28 options:

GA politicians led anti-Roosevelt opposition in Congress during the 1930

He tested New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them nationwide

GA's electoral college votes secured his election as president in 1932

He often visited Warm Springs, Georgia to treat his complications from polio.

Question 17: ANSWER A: The Social Security Act of 1935 was enforced to establish a social security sistem, providing pensions for retired workers, benefits for children and insurance to disabled or unemployed people.

Question 18: ANSWER A: The Agricultural Adjustment Act was aimed at reducing excesive production of certain goods produced by US farmers, such as cotton in order to grant higher prices for those products. One way of doing so was giving money to the farmers that planted less of their fields.

Question 19 ANSWER B: The State of Georgia contributed to the war effort during WWI with the military facilities that were present in its territory, with textile mills that produced uniforms for the soldiers and with arsenals of weapons.

Question 20 ANSWER D: the most affacted group by the boll weevil infestation were cotton farmers, since it is an insect that eats the cotton. The infestation happened in the 1920's and the insect came from Mexico.

Question 21 ANSWER B: the situations were present in the beginning of the Great Depression. It was caused by excessive indebtness, by stock markets speculation, overproduction and low wages.

Question 22: ANSWER B. Georgia housed several military facilities where hundreds of thousands soldiers were trained.

Question 23: ANSWER B. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a in charge of trying to raise crop prices and it did so by subsidizing farmers that produced less.

Question 24: ANSWER D: Eugene Talmadge was one of the fiercest critics to the New Deal policies and he believed that they affected the interests and sovereignty of the States.

Question 25: ANSWER A: The Social Security Act enforced benefis to retired people, to workers and to tax payers as they contribute to the program.

Question 26: Without the photo is hard to tell what the right answer is, however there are some possible options such as The Resettlement Administration which was in charge of providing housing to rural Americans and the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was aimed at reducing over production of farms.

Question 27: ANSWER B: The New Deal was a series of programs, policies and agencies created during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency which were designed to fight against the effects of the Great Depression.

Question 28: ANSWER D: FDR had a house in Warm Springs, Georgia "The Little White House" which he visited often and where he tried to recover from the effects of polio on his muscles.