1. SS8H8a Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia.
Concepts:
Location
Production – Distribution - Consumption 1 1

2. Why do you think there was a depression in Georgia before the Great Depression?
What was the main cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

3. Call the Exterminator and Get Me Some Water PLEASE!!!
Boll Weevils and a Drought

4. HOW DID THE BOLL WEEVIL AND DROUGHT IMPACT GEORGIA’S ECONOMY?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
SS8H8a
HOW DID THE BOLL WEEVIL AND DROUGHT IMPACT GEORGIA’S ECONOMY? 4 4

6. 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

7. Then, The larvae hatch inside the buds, and feed on the cotton bolls.
Like this!
As an adult boll weevil, I puncture cotton buds and lay eggs inside
Since the larvae stay inside the buds, insecticides cannot kill boll weevils!
Then, The larvae hatch inside the buds, and feed on the cotton bolls.

8. 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

11. SS8H8b Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.
Concept:
Production – Distribution - Consumption 11 11

12. WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
SS8H8b
WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION? 12 12

13. 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!

15. Inventions during the Roaring Twenties
Electric Iron
Washing Machine
Radio
Vacuum Cleaner
Model T Automobile
Electric Toaster
Electric Blanket
The Assembly Line
Refrigerator
Electric Dishwasher
Band-Aid
Drive-in restaurant
Sunglasses
Audiometer
Traffic Signal
Automatic Wrist Watch
Bulldozer
Instant Camera
Loudspeakers
Television
Bread Slicer
Jukebox
Garbage Disposal
Electric razor
Frozen food

16. AND THEN IT
ALL CHANGED

17. THE GREAT DEPRESSION
THE 1930s

18. 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

20. 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

21. OVERPRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

22. 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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25. Unemployment

26. THE GREAT DEPRESSION
THE 1930s

27. President Herbert Hoover
President Herbert Hoover was President when the Great depression began.
“Hands off” approach to the economy (Laissez faire)
Many blamed him for the depression and named the shanty towns “Hoovervilles”

29. 1. What were the two main causes that resulted in the depression in Georgia.
2. What were the three main factors that caused the Great Depression?
2. What was the result of the Great Depression?
4. Who was the President at the beginning of the Great Depression?

30. Concepts: Location Production – Distribution - Consumption
SS8H8d Discuss the effects of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Rural Electrification Administration, and Social Security.
Concepts:
Location
Production – Distribution - Consumption 30 30

31. What effect did the New Deal programs have on society?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
SS8H8d
What effect did the New Deal programs have on society? 31 31

32. With the nation enthralled in a depression, FDR took office
With the nation enthralled in a depression, FDR took office. He promised and enacted sweeping programs.
FDR enacted the “New Deal”: a series of economic recovery programs to get U.S. out of depression
New Deal Goals:
Relief
Recovery
Reform
New Deal

34. 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

35. AAA
Recovery Program
-“AAA” paid farmers to produce less to increase demand and thus increase prices
-Later ruled unconstitutional

37. Civilian Conservation Corps
Relief Program
“CCC” put young men to work, military like environment. They planted trees, built parks and roads etc.
Lots of work in GA
Over 100 camps in GA

39. 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.

40. REA Reform Program “REA” Brought electricity to rural areas
Many farmers bought appliances that used electricity which helped stimulate the economy.
WHICH IMPROVED THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF AMERICA
With the electricity came the radio…

41. Social Security Act Reform program
Act created insurance for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled people through contribution made by employees and their employers.

42. 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

43. 11. Program that provided electricity to rural areas. 12
11. Program that provided electricity to rural areas. 12. Program created to provide jobs to young men to build roads, parks and bridges was called. 13. Program that paid farmers to produce less during the Great Depression. 14. Which President created the New Deal? 15. What was the period called before the Great Depression?

44. SS8H8c Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge.
Concept:
Individuals – Groups - Institutions 44 44

45. What impact did Eugene Talmadge have on GA politics?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
SS8H8c
What impact did Eugene Talmadge have on GA politics? 45 45

46. 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

47. The county unit system helped keep Talmadge in GA politics… getting most of his votes from rural areas

48. Talmadge's impassioned rhetoric and animated delivery on the campaign trail endeared him to rural and small-town Georgia voters and accounted for much of his political success. He was an ardent segregationist.

49. Talmadge vs. F.D.R.
Talmadge vehemently disagreed with FDR’s economic policies