Franklin D. Roosevelt S Impact on Georgia (Ss8h9d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Impact on Georgia (SS8H9d)

1. The President visited ______, Georgia a total of ______times between the years of ______to 1945.

2. FDR used the “healing waters” of Warm Springs to rebuild his legs from the effects of ______.

3. His cottage at Warm Springs was called the “______.”

4. FDR used his vacations at Warm Springs to be photographed participating in physical activities. Why was this important for the nation during the Great Depression and World War II? ______

5. It was said that FDR pulled “the South out of the Depression.” Some of this can to be attributed to his exposure to the daily lives of Georgians. One example was the ______(REA) which extended power lines out to rural areas in Georgia and throughout the nation. Another example was ______(AAA) which was created to benefit farmers who suffered from over production and low farm prices.

6. Why did Roosevelt not move further to eliminate segregation in the South? ______

7. According to the article, FDR’s New Deal had to major affects on our nation, they were: a. ______b. ______

8. Although his critics believed that FDR created a government that became too ______, his supporters credit him with rescuing both ______and ______which America was built on.

9. FDR’s Fair Labor Standards Act established: a. Federal ______wage b. Five-day, ______work week with ______pay

10.The ______provided: a. ______benefits for those over 65 b. ______insurance c. Benefits to workers who become ______d. Benefits to ______whose working parents die

11.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures each individuals banking accounts up to $______.

12.The ______(SEC) regulates the stock market to protect investors.

13. Two New deal agencies, ______(CWA) and ______(PWA) created jobs for Americans during the Great Depression. Many of the roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, and airports that exist even today.

14.Since FDR won four elections, most feared that someone could do this again and be tempted to create a dictatorship. As a result, Congress approved the ______Amendment in 1947 and the states ratified it by 1950.