Describe the effects of the Great Depression on Georgians. Select all that apply.

A. Many rural Georgians were so used to poverty due to the state’s poor economy in the late 1920s that they hardly noticed the Great Depression.
B. Unlike most states, Georgia was not interdependent on the rest of the nation, so the Great Depression did not affect the state.
C. Georgia’s economy was suffering so badly that, by 1930, the state government could not pay its own bills.
D. During the 1920s and 1930s, it was easier for African Americans and other minorities to find work than it was for white males.

The correct answers are C. Georgia’s economy was suffering so badly that, by 1930, the state government could not pay its own bills. and A. Many rural Georgians were so used to poverty due to the state’s poor economy in the late 1920s that they hardly noticed the Great Depression.