Chapter 17
1.     In 1903 __________ and __________ Wright flew the 1st successful ____________.
2.     In 1900, there were 8,000 cars in the nation.
*   1908- Model T Fords were built- Henry Ford- 19,000 made
·        1915- Ford built a plant in Georgia- made 1,000 cars a day
·        $360.00 for each car
3.     1912 which 2 states were added to the union? ________________________________________________________
4.     1914- What War began? _________________ Why? _____________
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5.     When did the U.S. enter the war? __________ Why? _____________
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6.     What is a draft? ___________________________________________
7.     How many soldiers were drafted in this War? ___________________
How many from Ga? _____________________
8.     In 1889, Ft. McPherson served as a training facility and housed German POW’s
9.     WWI changed the role for ____________ because all the men were gone and they had to work their jobs.
10. WWI created a huge demand for agricultural products= Georgia farmers _________.
11. After the war prices went from 35c to 17c for cotton. Also, the bug called the ______ _______ destroyed many of the cotton crops.
12. 1921- _____________ gained the right to vote.
13. 1920’s- was also called the “________ ________”
·        more roads were paved, country was doing well
·        In 1922- what radio station was established _________.
14. What did the “Forward Atlanta Commission” do for GA? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. What was the result? _______________________________________
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16. What airline was established in 1929- ____________.
The Great Depression
17. States profits, investments, and production went _________, lots of lay offs.
18. In  1927, Coolridge said: “ The business of America is business”
19.  What is Laissez faire-______________________________________
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20. American banks were free to operate as they please with no government supervision- What do you think would be the result of this? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
21.  In 1929, many industries had a surplus- _______________________
·        By 1932- ¼ of Americans were out of jobs.