Flappers, Depression & Global War 1920 - 1945

Flappers, Depression & Global War1920 - 1945 Mrs. Deck

SS8H8 • SS8H8 The student will analyze the important events that occurred after World War I and their impact on Georgia. • a. Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia. • b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression. • c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge. • d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, and Social Security.

The Impact of the Boll WeevilThe Destruction of King Cotton • Appeared in ______ Georgia in 1915 and spread ______ the state. • 1914 = ________cotton bales produced • 1924 = ____________ SS8H8

The Big Drought • In 1924, Georgia farmers were his with another natural disaster – a major _______. The sun-baked fields slowed down the destruction of the _______ but the drought ruined all of Georgia’s other ______. Over __________ farm workers left Georgia between 1920 and 1925 and the number of working farms greatly depleted. When farms _____, banks were not able to get bank money loaned from them and banks began to _______. Many other farm-related _________________ had to close. SS8H8

1. What impact did the Boll Weevil and the drought of the 1920’s have on Georgians? SS8H8

Economic Factors that Resulted in the Great Depression • Bank _______ • _______ Bust • _______ on Goods • Stock Market ______________ SS8H8

Bank Loans & Agricultural Bust • People took out loans in the ______ and produced way too much _____. Over production of ________ products caused the demand to fall and farmers were not making ______ on their goods. They could not pay banks ______. Many banks went out of business ___________. SS8H8

Tariffs on Goods * After WWI people wanted to _____ with other ______ but in order to repay war debts the U.S. put _____ on goods. No one could afford to buy the goods and the U.S. did not make______ to repay war ______. SS8H8

2. What economic factors led to the Great Depression? SS8H8

Life During the Depression • 1 out of ____ Americans were _______ • There was no ______ or __________ • If you didn’t have money – you didn’t have a ______ and you couldn’t ______

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3. What government aids did the people during the 1930’s not have that would have made the Depression easier? SS8H8

FDR & the New Deal • When Roosevelt took office the whole world was in a ________________. He gathered a group of experts from around the country and began formulating recovery plans. Some plans effected _________, some effected loaning banks ______. Collectively, the plans were called the “_______”. SS8H8

The New Deal • AAA – ________________________ • REA – ________________________ • CCC – ________________________ • WPA – Works Programs Administration • The Social Security Act – System for _______ and _____________ • Labor and the New Deal SS8H8

SS8H8 Impact of the CCC Corp • The Civilian Conservation Corp was a public works program that put more than ________ young men and adults to work building roads and trails in ______, building conservation _____, building _______, planting trees, draining swamps, replanting grazing land, renovating _______ buildings and stringing ____________ lines.

SS8H8 Impact of the CCC Corp The CCC impact in Georgia is measured by the structures still standing and the stories of the ones that have passed. _________ Mountain NBF, Cloudland Canyon, Fort Mountain, Vogel, Unicoi, Moccasin Creek, Hard Labor Creek, ____________ - Chattanooga National Military Park, Lake Conasauga, the Pocket, and Lake Winfield Scott, bear structures created by the Corps. ____________ Bald, and The __________ Trail, including the shelter on Blood Mountain and an inn at Neels Gap now known as Walesiyi are also part of the legacy.

SS8H8 Impact of the CCC Corp Even the Courthouse in Stewart County, Georgia. Lumpkin, Ga 

AAA • Its purpose was to increase the ______ of crops. The government paid _______ for the crops they didn’t grow (called ________), therefore, fewer products were out there – thus _________ demand and price. SS8H8

Impact of the Agricultural Adjustment Act • In Georgia, the federal government paid farmers to plant ______ cotton as a means of restricting the ______ and driving up the ________. • This did serve to _________ the price of cotton but mostly helped the large scale ________ growers. It did little to help the ______________. SS8H8

REARural Electrification * The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 provided federal loans for installation of __________ distribution systems to serve ____ areas of the United States. SS8H8

4. How did people take baths, wash clothes, keep food refrigerated and process foods before electricity? 5. What electrical devises helped farmers out with their daily lives? SS8H8

Social Security • Takes money out of your ______ to save for when you get _____. A system established for ___________ or for the inability to work. SS8H8

6. What do you think happened to people before 1935 when they got too old to work? 7. What do you think happened to individuals who had mental problems or who were disabled before 1935? SS8H8

Eugene Talmadge • Governor of Georgia from _____________ • Dramatic/fiery politician • Compared himself to __________– especially when trying to get _______votes • He “stumped the state” and carried a ______ on which he God Almighty and Eugene Herman Talmadge. SS8H9

Eugene Talmadge • Conservative White Supremacist who disliked the Federal government coming in to give Georgia economic relief • Tried to rid the state of Neal Deal programs – so the Federal government had to come in to enforce the programs • Fired everyone that did not support him and would declare Martial Law – bringing in the National Guard to arrest and seize people he wanted out of office and arrest strikers • After two terms he ran for Senator and was soundly defeated by Richard B. Russell. SS8H9

8. What are the different ways in which Eugene Talmadge proved himself to be crazy? SS8H9

Flappers, Depression & Global War 1920 - 1945