Warm Up 3/7/14 1. What did the Rural Electrification Act do? 2. What did the Civilian Conservation Corporation (CCC) do? 3. What caused the US’s entry into World War II?

1. What did the Rural Electrification Act do? Provided rural areas with cheap electricity.

2. What did the Civilian Conservation Corporation (CCC) do? Provided jobs to young, single men. They worked on public service projects. ( building roads, trails, parks, planting trees, and control flooding )

3. What caused the US’s entry into World War II? The attack on Pearl Harbor

The New Deal Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president- “promises new deal for the American people” New Deal- series of laws that were designed to:  Promote economic recovery  Relieve the suffering of the unemployed  Reform defects in the economy  Improve society

CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps Created in 1932 It provided jobs for young, single men building roads, trails, parks, planting trees, and control flooding Helped address joblessness amongst young, single men Popular in GA Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, FDR State Park, St. Simons Airport, and many other projects throughout GA

Created in 1933 Farmers continued to grow crops such as cotton during the Depression, which made these prices of these items go down. The federal government offered to pay farmers not to grow the crops. This caused prices to rise- farmers were able to make money and eliminated having a surplus. Hurt Tenant Farmers- they did not receive the money, and instead it went to the land owner. AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Act

REA - Rural Electrification Authority Created in 1935 It provided power to rural areas at a discounted rate. One of the most important and far-reaching New Deal programs It was needed b/c rural Americans could not afford electricity _Rural-Electrification- Administration- REA_transformers_cooking- range_refrigerator

SSA - Social Security Administration Created in 1935 Provided retirement and unemployment insurance from taxes paid by both workers and employers. It also gave assistance to the blind, the elderly, the disabled, and widows w/ children.  Drawback: Farmers not covered It was needed because so many Americans were plunged into poverty, unable to find work, & the elderly were without savings & unable to work.

GOVERNOR Eugene Talmadge Conservative GA politician and white supremacist Took a stump around with him and stood on it to deliver fiery speeches He wanted to balance the state budget. He made decisions which also hurt the state. He did not like the New Deal- especially anything which gave aid to African Americans. He forced the removal of 2 UGA faculty members for supporting integration.

SS8H9 A. DESCRIBE THE IMPACT OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II; INCLUDE LEND-LEASE AND THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. B. EVALUATE THE IMPORTANCE OF BELL AIRCRAFT, MILITARY BASES, THE SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK SHIPYARDS, RICHARD RUSSELL, AND CARL VINSON. Georgia and World War II

Events Leading up to American Involvement in World War II Why did many Americans hope to stay out of World War II?  World War II began in September 1939  Many Americans saw it as a “European” problem

Lend-Lease Act What was the Lend-Lease Act and how did it benefit both the Allies and the U.S.?  Passed by Congress in February of 1941 and signed into law by Roosevelt in March  U.S. sent billions of dollars worth of supplies and military equipment to the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and China and these countries gave the U.S. base rights in their military bases

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor How did the bombing of Pearl Harbor lead to U.S. entry into World War II?  On December 7, 1941, over 300 Japanese planes surprise attacked the Navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii killing over 2000 Americans and destroying over 150 U.S. ships  Changed the vast majority of opinion about staying out of the war  U.S. declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941  Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. and then the U.S. declared war on Germany and Italy

Georgia’s Contributions to World War II How did Georgia contribute to the war effort during World War II?  Supplied thousands of soldiers and sailors as well as military bases  Contributed industrially with the construction of both airplanes and ships  Richard Russell and Carl Vinson, two Georgia political leaders, helped the country prepare and continue to fight a long and difficult two front war

Bell Aircraft What impact did the Bell Aircraft Company have on World War II and on Georgia?  Produced over 650 B-29 bombers (America’s most technologically advanced bomber of the war)  Employed almost 30,000 people, many from Georgia  (In 1951, the Lockheed Martin Company took over the facility that continues to employ Georgians today)

Military Bases What role did military bases in Georgia play during World War II?  Trained and supplied the military (Fort Benning near Columbus was the largest and viewed as the best infantry facility during the war)  Held thousands of enemy prisoners  (Today, provide thousands of jobs and pump millions of dollars into the economy)

Savannah and Brunswick Shipyards What were “liberty ships” and where were they produced in Georgia?  Ships built by civilians (including women) that were used to transport troops and supplies to both the European and Pacific fronts  187 ships built in Savannah and Brunswick during the war

Richard Russell ( ) Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator for 38 years Served on the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees Advocate for a strong military Helped the U.S. to prepare to fight in World War II Influential in bringing or maintaining 15 military bases in Georgia Segregationist who opposed many civil rights bills

Carl Vinson ( ) U.S. Representative for 51 years “Father of the Two Ocean Navy” Advocate for a strong navy “The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy.” Made certain the U.S. spent funds on both, especially the Navy Helped the U.S. to prepare to fight in World War II