Unit 9: The New Deal in the South Georgia Performance Standard SS8H8: c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Rural Electrification, and Social Security.

Causes of the Great Depression Boll weevil - Insect which ate Georgia’s most important cash crop, Cotton. Drought – A time period with little or no rainfall. A major drought hit Georgia in Many people had began to invest in the Stock Market. “Speculation” in the stock market was when a person would pay only a portion of the price of a stock hoping that the value will go up. “Black Tuesday” – October 29, 1929: Stock market prices fall greatly; millions of people loose all their wealth

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New Deal President Franklin Roosevelt’s plan for getting America out of the Great Depression was the New Deal. 1 st strategy: FDR declared a bank holiday & ordered all banks to temporarily close. When a bank could prove that it had enough money to operate, the federal government allowed it to reopen.

New Deal In the 1 st 100 days of FDR’s presidency, he accomplished the 3R’s: 1.Relief for the jobless & homeless. 2.Recovery for agriculture & industry. 3.Reforms to change how the economy worked.

New Deal Programs in Georgia Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) Provided cash payments to farmers who reduced the number of acres they planted or the size of their herds. It reduced the supply and raise the prices/demand. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Planted trees, restocked lakes and rivers with fish, drained swamps, built roads, worked as firefighters, and built buildings in state & national parks. Rural Electrification Act (REA) In the 1930s, about 10% of people living in rural areas had access to electricity. Brought electricity to the rural areas of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina. Social Security Act (SSA) Passed in 1935 by Congress. Workers & employers made payments into a special fun, so when they retire, they can get a pension from this fund. It also helps laid-off workers, disabled workers, and needy families with dependent children.

Eugene Talmadge Lived from Elected Governor of GA in 1932 and Outspoken critic of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs in Georgia. Talmadge re-elected in 1940 – Began to use some New Deal programs – Used his power as governor to remove state officials working to integrate Georgia’s state colleges Elected to a fourth term as Governor in 1946 but died before taking office.

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Ticket Out the Door- “Name It” 1.Name and explain 3 causes of the Great Depression. 2.Name the president who created many programs to help with the Great Depression AND name the programs. 3.Name and explain two of the New Deal Programs that were used in Georgia.