This is a Georgia Studies summative assessment on Post World War I-the New Deal.

1. Georgia Studies: Post-World War I and the New Deal Unit 12 Summative Assessment
Name ___________________________________________ Date _______________________
Fill in the blank/Short Answer:
1. What place in Georgia did FDR visit to try and heal from polio?
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2. What New Dealagency provided electricity to rural households?
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3. In the 1930s many Georgia farmers migrated to the cities to find work because of the
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4. Which New Dealprogram provided benefits for people over 65 years of age
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5. Why was Roosevelt respected by Georgians?
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True/False:Write T or F on the line provided beside each number:
1. _____Because they had been struggling economically for years many rural Georgians did not
realize there was a Great Depression going on.
2. _____U.S. anger over losing the Mexican-American War was an event which led to World War I.
3. _____During WWI Georgia provided military training camps, raised “victory gardens” and
purchased war bonds support the war effort.
4. _____The Civilian Conservation Corps promoted small rural businesses in Georgia.
Directions:1-4 will be done using your own paper. Each of the following will provide information
for writing short essays on the topics provided:
1. Draw a T table and list at least two impacts that each of the following had on Georgia, Boll
Weevil and Drought.
2. In a short essay list at least two causes of the Great Depression and provide specific details as
why each caused the worst depression in U.S. history.
3. Draw a T table. On one side you will list some positive impacts of Eugene Talmadge’s policies
as governor and on the other side you will list some negative impacts of his policies.
4. Draw a T table. On one will you will list negative impacts of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
and on the other side you will list positive impacts of the AAA. Imagine yourself as a Georgia
farmer and use this information to write a short paragraph in favor of the AAA or in opposition
of the AAA.