SS8H8 Georgia During the Depression/ Pre-WWII

Georgia During the Depression/Pre-WW2

                                   Georgia suffered numerous hardships leading up to the depression. First, the boll weevil soiled crops as well as the drought affecting Georgia at that time. Many farms were lost, causing economic hardship and a deep depression, especially for farmers. At this time, many African Americans began migrating north for jobs and to escape segregation. This was referred to as The Great Migration. While all of this was happening, in Wall street, NY, the depression was just getting started. People stopped buying stocks and the market crashed on Black Tuesday in 1929. America was then plunged into the longest, deepest, and  largest depression of the 20th century. Americans were spending money they did not have, accumulating debt, and borrowing large amounts they could not ever pay off. Goods were overproduced, the government lacked regulations, in all, it was a huge disaster!

 

 

How Did We Combat the Depression?

 

FDR created The New Deal (FDR's recovery plan for the U.S. to create jobs, provide aid to the needy, and reform the banking system):

 

 

1. CCC- civil conservation corps., provided young men jobs in forestry

 

 

2. AAA- agricultural adjustment act, adjusted farming prices and reduced production by even paying a farmer NOT to grow crops

 

 

3. REA- rural electrification act, this provided electricity to farms or people who previously did not have it

 

 

4. Social Security- (still used today) provided retirement income and disability income to ones who needed it and were qualified

 

 

 

 

 Who were the Governors of Georgia during FDR's presidency?

  Richard Russell:

                Richard Russell was born in Winder, GA, and became involved in politics becoming a senator and Georgia governor among other significant governmental positions. Russell was a progressive governor and reorganized bureaucracy, encouraged economic progress amidst the Depression, and he balanced and handled the budget well. In addition, he reduced the size of the state government and even brought a federal government defense contract to GA, but also supported small farmers in soil and water conservation. Russell also helped to maintain fifteen military installations, more than twenty-five research facilities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention located right here in Atlanta, GA! Additionally, he created the Russell Agricultural Research Center in GA and provided federal funding for development and construction, greatly improving Georgia.

 

Eugene Talmadge:

 

                       Eugene Talmadge was born in Forsyth, GA, on September 23, 1884. Talmadge was a democratic politician who definitely was a white supremacist. He was elected governor four times, but the last time he was elected he died sparking the 1946 Governor Scandal. Despite his democratic nature, he governed conservatively, opposing FDR's New Deal. Talmadge was in office January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937 and January 14, 1941 – January 12, 1943. In all, Talmadge was a major white supremacist, was an opponent of FDR's New Deal, and was elected governor four times before his death in 1946.

 

 

Ellis Arnall:

 

                      Ellis Arnall was born March 20, 1907 in Newnan, GA., he accomplished many advancements during his governing term, such as allowing eighteen year olds to vote as well as abolishing the white primaries and the poll tax. In all, Arnall does not appear to be racist or even a white supremacist, he seemed progressive, in that, he wanted to end racism rather than enforce it like other governors. Among his many accomplishments, he also was the youngest governor in the U.S.. Additionally, he altered the state prison system. Finally, his reforms and developments brought him recognition nationally. In all, Arnall was very progressive in his term as governor, abolishing racial barriers such as the white primaries and poll tax, while also progressing in rights for young individuals, like allowing eighteen year-olds to vote.

 

 

U.S. Pre-WWII (Isolationism)

         Before the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the United States wanted to stay out of the war! The U.S. had a policy of isolationism, which means to not get involved. This policy was only enforced the first three years of WW2. The bombing of Pearl Harbor eventually forced America to enter and break the practice of isolation to defend their coast and country. 

 

 

 

 

 

For some videos on these subjects visit:http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/

 

 

 

 

 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/72254/Franklin-D-Roosevelt-New-Deal-pin-1932

 

 http://blogs.cas.suffolk.edu/history182/2013/03/21/question-2-the-great-depression-and-the-

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_non-interventionism