SS8H8a Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia. Concepts: Location Production – Distribution - Consumption 2 2

BOLL WEEVIL CAUSE EFFECT *Migrated from Mexico *Infested cotton growing areas in the 1920s CAUSE *Beetle Feeds on cotton Agricultural pest BOLL WEEVIL Destroyed cotton crops decreasing production Sharecroppers lost their jobs, some moved north Helped diversify agriculture EFFECT

EFFECT DROUGHT 1924-1927 DROUGHT IN GEORGIA Lack of rainfall over extended period of time DROUGHT Food shortage Farmers went into debt Sharecroppers move to urban areas Agricultural related businesses struggle EFFECT 1924-1927 DROUGHT IN GEORGIA

SS8H8b Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression. Concept: Production – Distribution - Consumption 10 10

THE ROARING 20s – AMERICANS BECOME RICH The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! WWW.HISTORYCHANNEL.COM

AND THEN IT ALL CHANGED

THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE 1930s

ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION TOO MUCH CREDIT Americans borrowing money from banks, getting into debt OVER PRODUCTION Farmers and Businesses made too many products that did not get sold STOCK MARKET CRASH Banks, Businesses, and Investors all lost money GREAT DEPRESSION Unemployment was 25%, economy was weak ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

OVERPRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION TOO MUCH CREDIT Americans borrowing money from banks, getting into debt OVER PRODUCTION Farmers and Businesses made too many products that did not get sold STOCK MARKET CRASH Banks, Businesses, and Investors all lost money GREAT DEPRESSION Unemployment was 25%, economy was weak ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

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ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION TOO MUCH CREDIT Americans borrowing money from banks, getting into debt OVER PRODUCTION Farmers and Businesses made too many products that did not get sold STOCK MARKET CRASH Banks, Businesses, and Investors all lost money GREAT DEPRESSION Unemployment was 25%, economy was weak ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE 1930s

Concepts: Location Production – Distribution - Consumption SS8H8d 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. Concepts: Location Production – Distribution - Consumption 20 20

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT FARMERS ARE SUBSIDIZED (GOV’T PAYS FARMERS NOT TO GROW CROPS) IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SUPPLY, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE PRICE OF CROPS, THUS INCREASING THE PROFIT FOR FARMERS

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (REA) IN THE 1930s, ONLY 10% OF THE POPULATION IN RURAL AREAS HAD ELECTRICITY, COMPARED TO 90% OF THE POPULATION IN URBAN AREAS. WHY? ELECTRIC COMPANIES CLAIMED IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE (TELEPHONE POLES, POWER LINES, AND POWER STATIONS) TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT KNEW WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR RURAL GEORGIANS TO BE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY BECAUSE HE HAD A HOME KNOWN AS “THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE” IN WARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA THAT HE USED TO HELP TREAT HIS POLIO MEDICAL CONDITION. SO, ONE OF THE NEW DEAL PROGRAMS HE CREATED WAS THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (REA), WHICH IMPROVED THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF AMERICA.

WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY? THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TAKES MONEY OUT OF A WORKER’S PAYCHECK THROUGH A PAYROLL TAX CALLED: FICA (FEDERAL INCOME CONTRIBUTIONS ACT) THAT MONEY IS THEN PUT INTO A SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND WHEN WORKERS REACH THE AGE OF 62 THEY CAN APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS – MONEY THE GOVERNMENT PAYS TO RETIRED WORKERS SO THEY CAN HAVE AN INCOME TO PAY FOR THEIR LIVING EXPENSES THIS HELPS PROTECT AMERICANS FROM UNEMPLOYMENT, A MAJOR PROBLEM DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION

SS8H8c Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge. Concept: Individuals – Groups - Institutions 26 26

*EUGENE TALMADGE: GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA WAS POPULAR AMONG RURAL FARMERS – COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM HELPED GET HIM ELECTED WAS AGAINST FDR’s NEW DEAL PROGRAMS – WHICH ACTUALLY HURT RURAL FARMERS WAS A WHITE SUPREMACIST – TRIED TO FIRE THOSE WHO SUPPORTED INTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS

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THE ROARING 20s – AMERICANS BECOME RICH

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (REA) IN THE 1930s, ONLY 10% OF THE POPULATION IN RURAL AREAS HAD ELECTRICITY, COMPARED TO 90% OF THE POPULATION IN URBAN AREAS. WHY? ELECTRIC COMPANIES CLAIMED IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE (TELEPHONE POLES, POWER LINES, AND POWER STATIONS) TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT KNEW WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR RURAL GEORGIANS TO BE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY BECAUSE HE HAD A HOME KNOWN AS “THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE” IN WARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA THAT HE USED TO HELP TREAT HIS POLIO MEDICAL CONDITION. SO, ONE OF THE NEW DEAL PROGRAMS HE CREATED WAS THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (REA), WHICH IMPROVED THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF AMERICA.