Georgia SS8H8
Georgia Standard (Element Cluster)
Analyze Georgia's participation in important events that occurred from World War I through the Great Depression.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies
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Elements in This Standard
SS8H8 is a Georgia social studies standard. These are the elements under it.
- SS8H8.a
Describe Georgia's contributions to World War I.
- SS8H8.b
Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression. (e.g., boll weevil and drought).
- SS8H8.c
Describe Eugene Talmadge's opposition to the New Deal Programs.
- SS8H8.d
Discuss President Roosevelt's ties to Georgia, including his visits to Warm Springs and his impact on the state.
- SS8H8.e
Examine the effects of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Rural Electrification Administration...
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What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain Georgia’s military, agricultural, economic, and political roles from World War I through the Great Depression. They connect the boll weevil, drought, bank failures, New Deal programs, and Eugene Talmadge’s opposition through cause and effect.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students place major events in order and explain how each affected Georgians. They use evidence to compare federal relief efforts with Talmadge’s response and show why Georgia struggled before and during the Depression.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may claim the 1929 stock market crash was the only cause of the Depression. They may confuse boll weevil damage with drought or assume all Georgians supported New Deal programs.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one problem Georgia faced before 1929, then explain how one New Deal program addressed a related need during the Depression.
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Ways to Teach It
Students sort printed event, cause, and effect cards into a timeline from World War I through the New Deal.
Students write a response to this prompt: Did Eugene Talmadge help or hurt Georgia during the Depression? Use two facts.
Teams play a matching game linking boll weevil, drought, bank failures, military camps, and New Deal programs to their Georgia effects.
Students examine a local 1930s photograph or newspaper page and list three clues about how the Depression affected their community.
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