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title: "SS8H8: WWI Through Great Depression (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS8H8
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS8H8
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-8
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# SS8H8: WWI Through Great Depression

Analyze Georgia's participation in important events that occurred from World War I through the Great Depression.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 8, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-8.md

## Expectations

- **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, and Social Security Administration.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- Social Studies Grade 8 (EOG). History. History (about 50% of the test; 23 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.