Checkpoint 3

By 1mhardy
  • Tom Watson and the populists

    Tom Watson and the populists

    He was born on a plantation in Columbia, County. During his time he was classed as a liberal.
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    International Cotton Exposition

    It was a world's fair held in Atlanta, GA. The exposition planned to show the progression since the city destruction during the Battle of Atlanta.
  • Eugene Talamadge

    Eugene Talamadge

    He was a politician playing a lead role in the states politics. He served 3 terms as state commissioner.
  • Booker T. Washington

    Booker T. Washington

    Booker was born a slave in Virginia. He became one of the most powerful African-American educated of the late 19th century.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    It maintains state racial segregation laws. The vote passed by a vote of 7 to 1.
  • Alonzo Herndon

    Alonzo Herndon

    He was a African-American barber and entrepreneur. He was one of the most successful black-owned insurance company.
  • 1906 Atlanta Riot

    1906 Atlanta Riot

    This was the first riot to take place in Atlanta, GA. A lot of white mobs killed random black lives.
  • John and Lugenia Hope

    John and Lugenia Hope

    Lugenia Hope was a social activist, reformer and community organizer. John Hope was an African-American educator and race leader.
  • WEB DuBois

    WEB DuBois

    William Edward Burghardt DuBois was an american sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
  • Leo Frank Case

    Leo Frank Case

    He was a factory worker accused of raping and murdering a 13-yr old employee. Jews and other people across the country protested that he was an innocent man.
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    World War 1

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Australia was killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Threats and Compilation orders followed the death, by mid-August the upsurge of WW1.
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    County Unit System

    The Court Unit System was a method of voting in Georgia. The system was designed to work similar to the Electoral College.
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    Great Depression

    it was the hardest and longest lasting economic downturn. It began right after the stock market crash.
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    Holocaust

    Adolf Hitlers Nazis killed more than six million jews. This was the most deadiliest genocides in history.
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Agricultural Adjustment Act

    AAA was an act that lessened agricultural production. They would pay farmers for not planting on all of their land and kill off some of their livestock
  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    Civilian Conservation Corps

    It was a public work relief program. It helped people get work during the great depression.
  • Richard Russell

    Richard Russell

    He worked in the public office for 50 years. He was best known for his strength in the national defense.
  • Carl Vinson

    Carl Vinson

    He was a democrat from Georgia and served more than 50 years in the House of Representatives.
  • Social Security

    Social Security

    President Roosevelt created social security. It designed social insurance programs to pay retired workers 65 years or older a continuous pay.
  • Rural Electrification

    Rural Electrification

    Private electric owners supplied power to nearly all of the nations buyers. They thought that paying for electric lines was to much.
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    World War II

    It was the most universal and deadliest war. The Allies lost over 60 million soldiers and the Axis lost over 12 million.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese bombed some of U.S. battleships to keep them from interfering with military actions. This event led United States into World War II.