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Tom Watson and the populist
Tom Watson was an advocate for poor families. He was a defender of the old way of life. Watson eventually became an advocate of the farmers alliance. -
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international cotton exposition
In the 19th century three cotton expositions were held in Atlanta.
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Plessy v.s Ferguson
This was a petition for writs of prohibition and certiorari. That petitioner was a citizen of the United States and a resident of Louisiana. -
Henry Grady
Henry Grady was a journalist and an orator who helped the states. Grady encouraged the industrialization of the south. -
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge was a democratic politician who served two terms as governor of Georgia. He is well known for actively promoting southern segregation. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The people involved in this riot were the black and whites. This riot began the racial violence. -
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World War 1
Over nine million combatants and seven million civilians died during this war. The war drew in the world's economic great powers. -
Leo Frank Case
On April 27, 1913 the dead body of Mary Phagan was found. This murder was committed by Leo Frank, who was a Jewish factory superintendent. -
Booker T. Washington
Washington served as an advisor to President Theodore Roosevelt. He was recognized for his educational advancements and attempts to promote economic self-reliance. -
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County Unit System
The County Unit System was established in 1977, when the Georgia legislature overwhelmingly dominated by the Democratic Party. The County Unit System continued to be used in the Democratic primaries for statewide offices. -
Alonzo Herndon
Herndon was an entrepreneur and a business man. Alonzo Herndon was the first black millionaire. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe world wide economic depression that took place in the 1930's. It was the longest, deepest and most widespread depression of the 20th Century. -
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Holocaust
The nazi killed over 6 millon jews
Hitler blamed the jews for the country’s defeat in 1918. -
Civilian Conservation Crops
CCC was a public works relief program. It operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States. -
Agriculture Adjustment Act
It was a united states federal law of the new deal era.
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Richard Russell
He was an American politician from Georgia.
And a member of the democratic party, he served as governor -
Carl Vinson
He was a united states representative from georgia.
he served more than 50 years in the united states. -
Rural Electrification
It is a process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas.
It is estimated that absolute number of people without power was growing. -
Social Security
It is a commonly used term for the federal oasdi program.
The original social security act was signed by president fanklin roosevelt. -
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World War II
It directly involved 100 million people and 30 countries.
World war II was the deadliest conflict in human history. -
Lend-Lease Act
This was a program in which the united states supplied free france, the untied kingdom, the republic of china and the soviet union with food.
The policy was signed on march 11 and ended overnight without prior warning when the war against japan ended. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on pearl harbor by the empire of japan was the immediate cause of World War II
The attack was done by Kamikaze pilots. -
WEB Dubois
Dubois was a leading African American socialist, writer, and activist. He was a founding officer of the National Association of colored people.
