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Tom Watson and the Populist
He was a farmer that stood up for farmer's rights, and was a defender of the old way of life. He later became known as a racist politician. -
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International Cotton Exposition
was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia -
Henry Grady
a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. -
Booker T. Washington
was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. -
Alonzo Herndon
was an African American entrepreneur and businessman. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia -
WEB DuBois
was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. -
Leo Frank Case
Mary Phagan was murdered, Leo Frank was to blame. -
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World War l
also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe -
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County Unit System
a voting system used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a victor in statewide primary elections from 1917 until 1962. -
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Great Depression
a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
in American history, major New Deal program to restore agricultural prosperity by curtailing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices. -
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Holocaust
also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews -
Civilian Conservation Corps
was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. Originally for young men ages 18–25, it was eventually expanded to ages 17–28. -
Richard Russell
was an American politician from Georgia. -
Eugene Talmadge
was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. -
Carl Vinson
was a United States Representative from Georgia. -
Social Security
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits. -
Rural Electrification
is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. -
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World War ll
also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. -
Pearl Harbor
was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory -
Lend-Lease Act
was the principal means for providing the U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War ll
