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Tom Watson and the Populists
Tom was a supporter in the farmer's alliance which wanted better roads, schools,and tax laws that would benefit farmers. He soon was apart of the Populist Party, this party benefits poor southern farmers. -
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International Cotton Exposition
This event was held to see the progress of cotton production. Also to see the progress since the Battle of Atlanta. -
Booker T. WashIngton
He was born a slave on a farm and he grew up to be intelligent. He was also an adviser to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
An African American refused to sit in a Jim Crow car. The man went to court arguing about his rights being violated. -
Alonzo Herndon
He was a famous barber in the South. He helped African American entrepreneurs to create and save black jobs. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
There was a news article that said black men were assaulting white women. White men created a riot and killed dozens of black men and destroyed their property. -
John and Lugenia Hope
Lugenia Hope formed the Neighborhood Union which helped African Americans in the neighborhood. She realized the problems of African American's homes. She demanded for their lives to be better. -
Web DuBois
He was an African American that went to some of the most top schools. He studied with some famous people of his time and he soon taught at some of these colleges. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was the head of a pencil factory when a murder happened in the building. The case took half a year and Leo Frank was found guilty. -
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World War I
It started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian. Germany, Hungary, And the Ottoman Empire vs. Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and America -
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County Unit System
The Neil Primary Act established the county unit system. It was used in democratic primaries for statewide office. -
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Great Depression
The stock market cashed and The Great Depression started right after that. All investors were wiped, people who used credit were in debt, and millions of people lost their jobs. When World War II started, that kicked America out of it. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
This act was a New Deal act. It offered farmers subsides to increase crop prices and to limit specific crops. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
This was a New Deal program that helped save land and trees. They wanted to discipline people by getting them to do hard outdoor labor. -
Eugene Talmadge
He was a politician who ran for 3 terms for the state commissioner of agriculture. A lot of people loved him and a lot of people hate him. He was running for a 4th term, but he died before he got to office. -
Social Security
Its a government program that gives you social insurance,retirement income, disability income, and Medicare benefits. -
Rural Electrification
President Franklin Roosevelt, signed an act that added electricity to farms in the south. It took about 20 years to electrify all the farms. -
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World War II
Adolf Hitler wanted to expand the German race, so he allied with the Soviet Union and Japan. They started to take over land and this started WW II. -
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Holocaust
After World War I, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germans losing the war. Soon he became the leader of the Nazis and he killed over 6 million Jews. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked a naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. they destroyed 20 naval vessels, 8 humongous battleships, and over 300 battle planes. -
Richard Russell
He served for U.S. Senator, governor of Georgia, and a State Legislator. He helped maintain over 15 military installations, over 25 research facilities, and Federal funding. -
Carl Vinson
He served the longest House of Representatives terms in history. He had a strong national defense and a powerful voice.
