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1920s & GrDepression
1920s & the Great Depression
Term | Definition |
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Henry Ford | made autos affordable with the assembly line |
Delta | first airline to serve Atlanta |
WSB | first radio station of the South |
Candler Field | Atlanta's Airport |
boll weevil | destroyed cotton crops |
Ivan Allen Sr | chairman of the Atlanta Forward Commission |
Moina Michael | the Poppy Lady |
Rebecca Latimer Felton | first female US senator |
William Hartsfield | mayor of Atlanta strong supporter of Atlanta airport |
Bobby Jones | golf champion |
speculating | buy low sell high |
Laissez Faire | no government regulation |
the New Deal | economic recovery programs |
social security | provided retirement pay for older citizen |
Civilian Conservation Corps | put men to work in rural and forest areas |
Rural Electrification Administration | to provide electricity to rural areas |
Agricultural Adjustment Administration | paid farmers to produce less |
Eugene Talmadge | GA governor did not support New Deal programs |