New Deal IN Georgia

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New DealIN Georgia
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(Opposition)

• Governor Eugene Talmadge did not support many
  parts of the New Deal - called it a threat to
  Georgias way of life
• Opposed to minimum wage
• - Hurt small private businesses
• - Threaten white supremacy
• Vetoed social security retirement benefits
• Vetoed unemployment insurance

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(Opposition)

1. Called President Roosevelt a Socialist
2. Planned to challenge Roosevelt for the Presidency
   in the 1946 election because term limits
   prevented him from running for governor again

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(Support)

• Many Georgians welcomed the help the New Deal
  provided
• Roosevelt was special to many Georgians
• -He visited Warm Springs, Georgia for polio
  treatment
• - Established his Little White House in Warm
  Springs

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(Support)

• 1936 elections Georgians choose
• Roosevelt for President
• Richard B. Russell for U.S. Senator
• Eurith D. (E.D.) Rivers for Governor
• Rivers supported
• the New Deal
• Healthcare and welfare programs for rural
  Georgians

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(Support)

• Better education - 7 month school year and free
  textbooks for students
• State highway patrol
• Required drivers licenses
• First 4-lane highway