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Tom Watson and the Populists
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International Cotton Exposition
The International Cotton Exposition was a fair held in Atlanta. It was designed to promote the region to the world and show products and new technologies. Nearly 800,000 visitors attended the event. -
Henry Grady
Henry Grady served as managing editor for the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880's. Grady was a member of the Atlanta Ring of Democrat political leaders. He used his influence and office to promote a new south program of northern investment, southern industrial growth, diversified farming, and white supremacy. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was a black American leader born into slavery. He became one of the leading voices for the former slaves and their descendants. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a land mark decision of the U.S. supreme court issued in 1896. The purpose of the case was that it upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo was an African American barber and entrepreneur. He was the founder and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The Atlanta Life Insurance Company was one of the most successful black-owned businesses in the nation. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The 1906 Atlanta Riot was based off of white people killing dozens of black people, wounding them, and damaging their property. One of the main causes for the riot was that local newspapers reported of alleged assaults by black men on white women. -
WEB DuBois
Web was the first African American to earn a PHD from Harvard University. Web was best known as the spokes person for African American rights during the first half of the 20th century. -
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World War One
World War One is also known as the first world war, the greatest war, or the war to end all wars. This war included the central powers (mainly Germany, Austria Hungary, and Turkey) against the allies (mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy,and Japan). -
Leo Frank Case
The Leo Frank case was when a Jewish man (Leo Frank), was placed on trial and convicted for murdering and raping a thirteen year old girl (Mary Phagan). Frank however was not guilty, an 83 year old man was an office boy and he had seen Jim Conley carrying Mary Phagans body to the basement. Conley threatened to kill the man if he said anything so he just kept quiet. -
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County Unit System
The County Unit System was a voting system used by the state of Georgia to determine a victor in statewide primary elections. This act formalized what had operated as an informal system. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn ever. It happened after the stock market crash, which sent Wall Street into a panic. This day is also known as Black Thursday. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the mass murder of over 6 million European Jews. The Nazi army would take the Jews and put them in concentration camps. The Nazis would also burn the Jews in gas chambers with various gases. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was one of the New Deal programs. It was designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The AAA also offered farmers subsides in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC served as a work relief program that gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects during the Great Depression. This was considered to be one of the most successful of the New Deal programs. The CCC planted more than three billion trees. -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell was a democratic party member and he served as governor of Georgia before serving in the United States senate for almost 40 years. Russell was a founder and leader of the Conservation Coalition. -
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge was a Dixiecrat politician, he served two terms as the 67th governor of Georgia. He served as governor from 1933 to 1937. -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson is recognized as father of the two ocean navy, he served 25 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He also set the record for service as chair of a standing committee. -
Social Security
The original social security act was signed into law by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Social Security is funded mostly through payroll taxes. -
Rural Electrification
Rural Electrification provided federal loans for installation of electrical distribution systems in rural and isolated areas of the United States. -
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World War Two
World War Two mainly consisted of the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and to a lesser extent China). There were 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 deaths in World War Two making it the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war in history. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend- Lease Act provided military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the United States. It was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War Two. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a naval base located near Honolulu Hawaii. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base just before 8 am on December 7th, 1941. The planes managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 naval vessels and more than 2,400 Americans died in the attack.
