How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

Georgia politicians led anti-Roosevelt opposition in Congress during the 1930s.
Georgia politicians led anti-Roosevelt opposition in Congress during the 1930s.

FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.
FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.

Georgia’s Electoral College votes secured his election as president in 1932.
Georgia’s Electoral College votes secured his election as president in 1932.

He tested New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them nationwide.
He tested New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them nationwide.

When President Roosevelt visited his home in Warm Springs, he noticed that many of his neighbors did not have electricity. Which New Deal program addressed this issue?
(1 point)
Responses

Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration

Rural Electrification Administration

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
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Responses

To reduce the total acres of land owned by each farmer
To reduce the total acres of land owned by each farmer

To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product
To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product

To secure factory jobs for farmers and relocate them to cities
To secure factory jobs for farmers and relocate them to cities

To influence Georgia farmers to plant more cotton
To influence Georgia farmers to plant more cotton

Answer 1

1. How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

   • FDR often visited Warm Springs, Georgia, to treat his complications from polio.

2. Which New Deal program addressed the issue of neighbors not having electricity when President Roosevelt visited his home in Warm Springs?

   • Rural Electrification Administration

3. What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?

   • To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product