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WWI/Great Depression
8th Grade SS
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The name given to WWI when it was going on, because it was unknown that there would be a second world war | The Great War |
| The name of the British ship that was sunk in 1915 by a German submarine. Over 100 Americans were onboard and there were several American supplies | Lusitania |
| The telegram sent to Mexico from Germany that offered a chance for Mexico to ally with Germany and attack the US, and that Germany would promise to gain back the lands that Mexico lost in the Mexican American War. Directly led to US involvement | Zimmerman Telegram |
| A series of dust storms across the Midwest area during the 1930s | Dust Bowl |
| The New Deal program that provided electricity to many rural areas | Rural Electrification Act |
| A disease that swept across the world, wiping out entire fractions of the world and US populations | Pandemic |
| Examples include Fort McPherson in Atlanta and Camp Benning in Columbus. Georgia was a good location due to the moderate climate and the rail lines | Military Bases |
| People grew food for themselves so that large-scale crops would go to the soldiers | Victory Gardens |
| Provided money, tips, and equipment to farmers as part of the New Deal | Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| The series of programs enacted by FDR in order to provide relief of the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of economic defects | New Deal |
| Provided money and support for the elderly, unemployed, or disabled as part of the New Deal | Social Security Act |
| The insect that laid eggs in cotton bolls, and the babies would eat the cotton plants | Boll Weevil |
| A lack of precipitation: this severely damaged the crops in Georgia | Drought |
| New Deal program that intended to construct needed structures and improve the land | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Producing too much of a crop | Overproduction |
| This was when stocks lost their value instantly; considered the start of the Great Depression | Stock Market Crash of 1929 |
| Eugene Talmadge | |
| The idea that the government should avoid meddling in economic affairs | Laissez-faire |
| An allowance or grant given to someone | Pension |
| Great Migration | |
| Russian Revolution | |
| Planting more crops than is possible | Overgrazing |
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