SS8H8 The student will analyze the important events that occurred after World War I and their impact on

Georgia

• a. Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia.

• b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.

• c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge.

• d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, and Social Security.

The Destruction of King CottonThe Destruction of King Cotton a. Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia

• Boll weevil: insect which ate Georgia’s most important cash crop

• Price of cotton also dropped

• 1924: major drought (period with little or no rain) hit Georgia

• Georgia farmers did not have the “good life” that many Americans enjoyed

• Farms closed forcing banks and farm-related business to close

The Bottom Drops OutThe Bottom Drops Outb. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.

• Stock Market: Place where shares of ownership in corporations (stock) are bought and sold

• “Black Tuesday” – October 29, 1929: Stock market prices fall greatly; millions of people lose all their wealth

• Total losses by end of year: $40 billion• Example: U.S. Steel was $262 per share –

dropped to $22 per share• Some stocks worth less than 1¢

Causes of the DepressionCauses of the Depression b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.

• Many people had borrowed too much money• Factories produced more goods than they could

sell• As people and businesses had problems making

money, banks did not get paid for loans• “Speculation” in the stock market: paying only a

portion of the price of a stock hoping that the value will go up

• Runs on banks: people were afraid they would lose their money if it was left in the bank

• laissez-faire: attitude that the economy would fix itself if left alone

Living Through the DepressionLiving Through the Depression• 1932: 13 million unemployed• 9,000 banks closed• 31 Georgia banks failed• Hoovervilles: named for President Hoover –

shacks where homeless people gathered • Soup kitchens set up by charities and

governments to feed hungry• Schools were often forced to close or shorten

schedules• Georgians were already suffering from economic

problems before Black Tuesday

Easing the BurdenEasing the Burden• President Hoover’s plan: government would

buy farmer’s crops to help raise the price

• Plan did not work, but the food and cotton were used to help the needy

• Another plan was to hire unemployed people to do work for the government

• Plan did not employ enough people to really help

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Eugene Talmadge

• A conservative white supremacist• Became governor in 1933• Disliked public welfare and tried to rid the state

of the New Deal programs• Elected to a second term in 1934• Elected again 1940• Softened his view on the New Deal and used

modified versions of New Deal legislation• Tried to interfere with integration of the

University of Georgia and cost Georgia’s white colleges their accreditation

The New DealThe New DealDiscuss the effect of the New Deal

• 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president

• New Deal: Roosevelt’s plan to end the depression– Examined banks for soundness– Give jobs to unemployed workers– Tried to improve American’s lives

• Paved the way for recovery though all programs did not work

Georgia and the New DealGeorgia and the New Deal• NIRA: National Industrial Recovery Act – set

minimum wage• Textile mill owners did not like the minimum

wage• Stretch out: mill owners tried to make workers

work longer, faster, or more tasks• TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority – Blue Ridge

Lake, Lake Chatuge, Lake Nottley built• CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps – built many

parks, sewer systems, bridges, etc. • REA: Rural Electrification Authority – brought

electric power to rural areas

New Deal

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC ) 1933 Provided jobs for young single men building forest trails and roads, building parks, and planting trees to reforest the land and control flooding.

• Rural electrification -- The REA loaned over $300 million to farmers’ cooperatives to help them extend their own power lines and buy power wholesale. This program was one on the most important and far-reaching of the New Deal programs. By 1940, a significant percentage of farmers in Georgia and other parts of the nation had electricity. Electric water pumps, lights,milking machines, and appliances made farm life much easier.

New Deal

• Under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, farm subsidies (grants of money from the government) went to property owners rather than to the tenant farmers, who were predominantly black.

• The Social Security Act was not designed to provide an income for farm and household workers, so African Americans working at those

• jobs were not covered.

African Americans During the African Americans During the New DealNew Deal

• Did not benefit from many New Deal programs

• WPA: Works Public Administration – did employ many African Americans

• Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet”: influential African Americans working with President Roosevelt:– Mary McLeod Bethune– Clark Foreman– Robert Weaver– William Hastie

Georgia’s New Deal Georgia’s New Deal GovernorsGovernors

• Richard B. Russell– Worked to reorganize state government like a successful

business– Elected to U.S. Senate and served for 38 years

• Eugene Talmadge– Did not like New Deal programs in Georgia

• Eurith “Ed” Rivers– Worked with Roosevelt to increase New Deal spending in

Georgia– Began programs for public housing– Term ended with corruption problems

Georgia’s New Deal Georgia’s New Deal GovernorsGovernors

• Talmadge re-elected in 1940– Began to use some New Deal programs– Used his power as governor to remove state

officials working to integrate Georgia’s state colleges

• Ellis Arnall– Reformed Board of Regents and state prisons– Removed poll tax– New state constitution

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1. Besides the boll weevil, Georgia cotton farmers have been

hurt primarily by

A.) tornadoes.

B.) droughts.

C.) frosts.

D.) fires

2. Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

A.) borrowing more money than could be repaid

B.) speculating in the stock market

C.) overproducing farm products

D.) failing to save money

3. Which was one effect of the Great Depression in Georgia?

A.) lower income for farmers

B.) increased enrollment in schools

C.) increases in highway construction

D.) an increase in health care services

4. Which did Governor Eugene Talmadge support?

A.) public welfare

B.) voting rights for blacks

C.) reduced property taxes

D.) federal assistance programs

5. Which was NOT a result of the drought?

A.) Workers moved away to seek jobs.

B.) The number of working farms declined.

C.) Banks faced losses of assets.

D.) Tourism increased.

6. What action by Eugene Talmadge resulted in the loss of accreditation of ten Georgia public colleges and

universities, including the University of Georgia?

A.) He withheld federal funds from Georgia’s colleges and universities.

B.) He ordered the Confederate flag to be flown at all colleges in Georgia.C.) He fired two University System administrators who supported integration.

D.) He approved the admission of several black students at two all-white colleges.

7. What did the New Deal’s rural electrification project (REA) do for

Georgia’s farmers?

A.) It provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives so they could run power lines in rural areas.

B.) It provided funds for power companies to run lines in rural areas.

C.) It required power companies to provide power at a lower rate.D.) It enabled farms to double their size.

8. Why did Georgia NOT immediately feel the impact of the

stock market crash?A.) Georgia was already in a depression.

B.) Georgia’s banks were protected by state insurance.

C.) Georgians had little money invested in the stock market.

D.) Georgia’s constitution prohibited the state from investing in the stock market.

9. Besides himself and God, who did Eugene Talmadge call the

friend of rural voters?

A.) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B.) Montgomery Ward

C.) Sears Roebuck

D.) William Hartsfield

10. What group of people was NOT covered by Social Security?

A.) store clerks

B.) farm workers

C.) schoolteachers

D.) factory owners

SS8H9 The student will describe the impact of World War II on Georgia’s development economically, socially, and politically.

• a. Describe the impact of events leading up to American involvement in World War II; include Lend-Lease and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• b. Evaluate the importance of Bell Aircraft, military bases, the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards, Richard Russell, and Carl Vinson.

• c. Explain the impact of the Holocaust on Georgians. • d. Discuss President Roosevelt’s ties to Georgia

including his visits to Warm Springs and his impact on the state.

The War BeginsThe War Begins• 1938: Hitler’s Germany attacks France to

“take back” land lost in WWI (Rhineland)• Sent troops to take over Austria,

Czechoslovakia, and Poland• Great Britain and France declared war• Soviet Union invaded nearby countries

and agreed to split Poland with Germany• By 1940, Hitler controlled Denmark,

Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and a large part of France and began bombing Great Britain

A Neutral United StatesA Neutral United States• Most Americans did not want to get

involved in the war, but Roosevelt wanted to help Britain

• Hitler turned on Stalin in 1941 and invaded the Soviet Union

• Lend-lease: policy to lend or lease (rent) weapons to Great Britain and the Soviet Union

• American ships began escorting British ships in convoys

““A Day that Will Live in A Day that Will Live in Infamy”Infamy”

• President Roosevelt stopped exports to Japan to protest its expansion into other countries

• Exports of oil, airplanes, aviation gasoline and metals were stopped

• The Japanese attacked the U.S. Navy fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941

• Japan hoped to destroy the fleet giving them control of the Pacific Ocean

• The USA declared war on Japan• Allied Powers: USA, Great Britain, Soviet Union• Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan

American Military ForcesAmerican Military Forces

• Millions of Americans enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbor

• 330,000 women joined – could not serve in combat roles

• Segregation in the military kept African American and white service men in different units

• Tuskegee Airmen: famous African American flyers of the Army Air Force

The War in EuropeThe War in Europe

• 1942-1943: British and American troops won control of Africa

• 1943: Mussolini overthrown and Italy joined the Allies

• American general Dwight D. Eisenhower coordinated plan to recapture Europe

• D-Day: June 6, 1944 – Allied forces land in northern France

• Early 1945: Germans pushed out of France• April 1945: Soviet and American troops meet

and Germany surrenders – Hitler commits suicide

Georgia Loses a FriendGeorgia Loses a Friend• President Roosevelt visited Georgia often

at his “Little White House” in Warm Springs

• His polio symptoms were eased in the mineral springs

• April 24, 1945: President Roosevelt died at Warm Springs

• Millions of Georgians and Americans mourned

• Vice President Harry Truman became president

The War in the PacificThe War in the Pacific• 1942: Japan expanded its territory throughout

the Asian Pacific region• 1945: Allied forces began to retake Japanese

controlled lands• Japan refused to surrender• President Truman authorized the use of atomic

bombs to force Japan’s surrender• Enola Gay: plane that dropped first atomic bomb

on Hiroshima, Japan• Japan surrendered after a second atomic bomb

dropped on Nagasaki• Over 50 million people died in the war

Bell Aircraft

• Opened in 1943 in Marietta – largest aircraft assembly plant in the world

• Assembled bombers for the USAF from 1943-1945.

• Employed 27,000 people and assembled over 668 planes

• Opened in 1950 as the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

• Today is operated by the Lockheed Martin Corporation

Military Bases

• The state became the site of many military bases during the war including:

• Fort Benning in Columbus

• Fort McPherson in Atlanta

• Fort Gillem in Clayton County

• Fort Stewart in Savannah

• These military bases helped Georgia’s economy by bringing jobs into the state

Brunswick and Savannah Shipyards

• Built the “Liberty ships” essential to war effort

• Savannah - 88 ships built by 15,000 employees – mostly women

• Brunswick – 99 Liberty ships built by over 16,000 men and women

Richard B. Russell, Jr.

• Became state’s youngest governor on June 27, 1931

• Created Board of Regents

• Elected to U.S. Senate in 1932

• Supported states’ rights and a strong national defense

• Co-sponsored a bill to provide school lunch to all children

Carl Vinson

• Vinson was a major influence in promoting a strong national defense.

• President Roosevelt and Vinson worked to increase the country’s military readiness.

• Georgia’s economy had grown to depend heavily on the state’s military installations, and Vinson represented Georgia’s interest in the military through his committee work.

The HolocaustThe Holocaust

• The Holocaust: name given to the Nazi plan to kill all Jewish people

• Auschwitz, Buckenwald, Dachau, Treblinka, Bergen-Belsen infamous concentration camps where Jews and others were executed

• 6 million people killed in the Holocaust

Georgia During World War IIGeorgia During World War II• 320,000 Georgians joined the armed forces –

over 7,000 killed• Military bases were built in the state which

improved the economy –• Farmers grew needed crops – income tripled for

the average farmer• Limits were put on the consumption of goods

such as gasoline, meat, butter, and sugar (rationing)

• Students were encouraged to buy war bonds and defense stamps to pay for the war

• Victory Garden: small family gardens to make sure soldiers would have enough food

• POW (prisoner of war) camps in Georgia at some military bases

The War’s Effects on SocietyThe War’s Effects on Society• Everyone was expected to help in the war

effort• Women began working in jobs to replace

men who had gone to war• G.I. Bill: law to help returning soldiers

adapt to civilian life– Low cost loans for homes or business– College education opportunities

• Women and African Americans did not want to go back to the kind of life they had before the war

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SS8H9 Quick Questions

1. What was the lend-lease act and how did it help lead America into WWII?

2. How did Bell Aircraft, military bases, and the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards impact Georgia?

3. What was Carl Vinson’s and Richard Russell’s impact on Georgia?

4. What was the Holocaust?

5. How was President Roosevelt tied to Georgia and what was his impact on the state?

1. What countries were allies in World War I?

• A. United States, France, Austria-Hungary, and Great Britain

• B. Great Britain, France, United States, and Russia

• C. Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary

• D. Germany, Japan, and Russia

2. Which was NOT a World War I training camp located in Georgia?

• A. Camp Benning

• B. Camp Gordon

• C. Fort Campbell

• D. Fort McPherson

3. The United States entered World War II when Japan attacked

• A. China.

• B. Manchuria.

• C. Midway.

• D. Pearl Harbor.

4. Why did the United States start a lend-lease system of war equipment?

• A. Its allies ran out of money with which to purchase the equipment.

• B. It would get the materials back at the end of the war.

• C. It could charge interest and make more money.

• D. Their allies preferred to lease the equipment.

5. The Holocaust was the name given to Hitler’s method of

• A. getting rid of the bodies of those who died or were killed in World War II.

• B. exterminating six million Jews and other “undesirables.”

• C. frightening those who opposed Adolph Hitler.

• D. eliminating war prisoners.

6. Which military base was NOT located in Georgia during World War II?

• A. Fort Benning

• B. Fort Campbell

• C. Fort McPherson

• D. Fort Stewart

7. Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built during World War II?

• A. Atlanta and Augusta

• B. Brunswick and Jekyll Island

• C. Brunswick and Savannah

• D. St. Simons Island and Augusta

8. What Georgian is known as the “father of the two-ocean navy?”

• A. Ben Epps

• B. Walter F. George

• C. Richard B. Russell, Jr.

• D. Carl Vinson

9. What statement about the Bell Aircraft Company is FALSE?

• A. It was located in Marietta.

• B. It produced B-29 aircraft.

• C. It closed before World War II ended.

• D. It was the largest facility of its kind in the Deep South.

10. How did Franklin Roosevelt’s time spent in Georgia bring about the establishment of

• the Rural Electrification Agency?• A. He made a campaign promise to provide electricity

to rural Georgia.• B. He wanted to reduce the cost of electricity for the

poor.• C. He owned rural land and wanted to have electricity.• D.He noticed that his neighbors did not have

electricity.

SS8H10 The student will evaluate key post-World War II developments of Georgia from

1945 to 1970.

• a. Analyze the impact of the transformation of agriculture on Georgia’s growth.

• b. Explain how the development of Atlanta, including the roles of mayors William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr., and major league sports, contributed to the growth of Georgia.

• c. Discuss the impact of Ellis Arnall.

a. Analyze the impact of the transformation of agriculture on Georgia’s growth.

• After WWII agriculture was no longer dominant

• People moved from farms to the city to work in factories during the war

• Machinery such as tractors and harvesters replaced labor on farms

• 1940 - 66% rural/farmers; 34% urban

• 1970 – 40% rural/farmers; 60% urban

Industries Move into GeorgiaIndustries Move into Georgia

• Businesses continued to move into the state

• Air conditioning began to be installed making year round work more comfortable

• Georgia’s low taxes were attractive to workers and businesses

• Lockheed became largest employer

• CDC: Centers for Disease Control – Atlanta headquarters established

William B. Hartsfield

• Served 6 terms as mayor of Atlanta

• Best known for making Atlanta the aviation hub of the Southeast

• A leader in integrating the city of Atlanta including schools, lunch counters, busses and golf courses

Ivan Allen

• Atlanta mayor 1962-1970 • Continued Hartsfield’s approach to

peaceful integration• Took down all “Colored” and “White” signs

in city hall on the day he took office• Integrated fire department• Was able to get the Metropolitan Atlanta

Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in service

Major League Sports

• 1966 – Atlanta Braves

• 1968 – Atlanta Hawks

• 1972-1980 – Atlanta Flames (hockey)

• 1997 – Atlanta Thrashers

• These teams have raised the prestige of the city and generate millions of dollars in revenue each year

Ellis Arnall

• Made board of regents separate from the governor’s office

• The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) restored accreditation to Georgia’s colleges

• Established a board of corrections and a parole board

• Abolished poll tax• New constitution in 1945• First state to grant 18 year olds the right to vote

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SS8H11 The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights

movement. • a. Describe major developments in civil rights and Georgia’s role

during the 1940s and 1950s; include the roles of Herman Talmadge, Benjamin Mays, the 1946 governor’s race and the end of the white primary, Brown v. Board of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 1956 state flag.

• b. Analyze the role Georgia and prominent Georgians played in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s; include such events as the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Sibley Commission, admission of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of Georgia, Albany Movement, March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, the election of Maynard Jackson as mayor of Atlanta, and the role of Lester Maddox.

• c. Discuss the impact of Andrew Young on Georgia.

Herman Talmadge

• Re-elected governor in 1950

• Expanded schools to include grades 1-12

• Lengthened school year to 9 months

• Raised standards for buildings, equipment, transportation and school curricula

• 3 percent tax passed to pay for changes

Benjamin Mays

• Educator and president of Morehouse College

• Mentor to MLK, Jr.

• Chairman of the Atlanta Board of Education

• Has a street and a high school named in his honor in southwest Atlanta

1946 Governor’s Race(The Three Governors Episode)• Eugene Talmadge was elected but died before

taking office• Three men claimed the office: Ellis Arnall (current

governor), Herman Talmadge (Eugene’s son who was chosen by the legislature based on write-in votes in the election) and Melvin Thompson (Lt. Governor)

• In March, the Georgia Supreme court ruled that Melvin Thompson was the rightful head of the state until a special election could be held in 1948

• Herman Talmadge won that election

1956 State Flag

• Many were offended by the Confederate battle emblem on the flag because of its references to slavery

• Others felt it was a memorial to the war dead• The flag was hurting business and tourism in

the state• Gov. Roy Barnes changed the flag• Sonny Perdue promised to change the flag if

elected

End of the White Primary

• The state allowed only white Democrats to vote in the primary elections (those in which candidates from each party are chosen)

• This kept blacks from choosing their own candidates – they were only allowed to vote in the general election in which there really wasn’t a choice

• In 1946, the U. S. Supreme Court, Georgia’s white primary system unconstitution (King V. Chapman)

The Supreme Court and The Supreme Court and EducationEducation

• 1948: racial integration ordered in armed forces

• 1950: Brown v. Board of Education – case struck down “separate but equal” concept; schools were to be integrated

• Sibley Commission: found that most Georgians would rather close schools than integrate

• More private schools opened• 1961: Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes

first African American students at UGA • 1971: All Georgia public schools integrated

Montgomery Bus BoycottMontgomery Bus Boycott

• Dec. 1, 1955: Rosa Parks, African American, refused to give up her bus seat to whites in Montgomery, AL

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the NAACP organized civic leaders and prepared marches

• Supreme court ruled segregation on public transportation unconstitutional

A Nonviolent Movement is A Nonviolent Movement is BornBorn

• Martin Luther King, Jr. of Atlanta • Developed a nonviolent approach to social

change• Four-prong approach:

– direct, nonviolent actions– legal remedies– ballots– economic boycotts

• SCLC: Southern Christian Leadership Conference – civil rights group led by Dr. King

• Sit-in: Dr. King’s strategy to people refuse to leave a public building until their demands are met

The Albany MovementThe Albany Movement• 1961: Albany, GA becomes center of civil

rights activity

• SNCC: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee – challenged segregated bus system in Albany

• Nearly 500 people jailed

• Biracial committee formed to study concerns of African Americans

Protests Move to AlabamaProtests Move to Alabama

• 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. begins work to integrate all aspects of public life in Birmingham, AL

• Over 3000 people arrested

• Bomb killed 4 black children in their church

• African Americans and whites from the north and south began to join together to stop the violence

The Civil Rights ActThe Civil Rights Act• President Kennedy created new civil rights

laws• Kennedy was assassinated before the new

laws came into effect• Lyndon Johnson became president and

pushed for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• All public facilities had to be integrated• Discrimination was prohibited in business

and labor unions

The Voting Rights ActThe Voting Rights Act• 1964: Freedom Summer – Martin Luther

King, Jr. and SNCC worked to get African Americans registered to vote

• Selma-to-Montgomery, AL march led by Dr. King

• Nearly 30,000 marchers

• Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – one million African Americans were registered to vote

A Shift in MoodA Shift in Mood• Some people moved from the nonviolent

strategies to more aggressive ones• SNCC and “Black Panthers” confronted

police• Malcolm X preached black separatism• Race riots in Los Angeles, Detroit, and

Newark• April 1968: Dr. King assassinated in

Memphis, TN while working with striking sanitation workers

Atlanta: A Case Study in Atlanta: A Case Study in ChangeChange

• Integration in Atlanta was relatively peaceful• Church leaders get much credit for this peaceful

change• William Hartsfield: Atlanta mayor who expanded

Atlanta’s airport and worked with African American and white leaders; worked to integrate Atlanta’s schools

• Ivan Allen: Atlanta mayor ordered removal of “white” and “colored” segregation signs in the City Hall; integrated police and fire services and city government

• Troubled times followed but were overcome• The city became known as “the city too busy to

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Lester Maddox

• Elected governor 1967

• Segregationist who surprised everyone by appointing more blacks to state boards and commissions than all prior governors combined

SS8H12 The student will explain the importance of significant social, economic, and political developments in Georgia since 1970.

• a. Evaluate the consequences of the end of the county unit system and reapportionment.

• b. Describe the role of Jimmy Carter in Georgia as state senator, governor, president, and past president.

• c. Analyze the impact of the rise of the two-party system in Georgia.

• d. Evaluate the effect of the 1996 Olympic Games on Georgia.

• e. Evaluate the importance of new immigrant communities to the growth and economy of Georgia.

County Unit System

• Designed to give voting power to rural areas even though most of the population growth was in urban areas

• In April 1962, it was ruled unconstitutional which shifted political power from sparsely populated rural areas to the more populated urban areas allowing black populations equal opportunity in electing representatives

Reapportionment

• One-person, one-vote concept

• Wesberry v. Sanders – U.S. Supreme Court ruled that legislative districts should depend on population and not county boundary lines

• The Georgia General Assembly had to reapportion (redraw) its Congressional voting districts to ensure that the districts were of equal population sizes

Jimmy Carter

• 1962 – Georgia Senate• 1970 – Governor – cut executive agencies from 300

to 25, reformed judge selection process, equalized public school funding, expanded special ed. and vocational ed., pre-school and mental health services

• 1976 – President – national energy policy, major civil service reform, created Dept. of Education, negotiated the 1978 Camp David Peace Accords between Israel and Egypt, withdrew America from the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow after Russia invaded Afghanistan

Rise of the Two-Party System

• Shift during 1980s and 1990s

• Georgians started electing more and more Republicans to national offices while still electing Democrats to state offices

• 2002 - Sonny Perdue was the first Republican governor since Reconstruction; however, Democrats maintained control of the Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Hosts the Olympics

• Summer 1996: Atlanta hosted XXVI Olympiad• 10,000 athletes from 197 countries• 90,000 volunteers in Atlanta and other Georgia

cities and locations• Brought international attention to the city and state• July 29, 1996: Bomb in Olympic Park killed one

visitor and injured 117• Traffic problems brought much criticism• Too many street vendors and commercialism were

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1996 Olympic Games

• Four major benefits:• 1. Millions of dollars spent on world-class

competition facilities (stadium, horse park, etc)

• 2. International recognition• 3. Volunteer, educational, and training

programs, as well as, thousands of employment opportunities

• 4. Brought millions of dollars to Georgia

Immigrants

• Dalton – Carpet industry attracts many immigrants from Mexico and Latin America countries

• Hall Co. (Gainesville) – Poultry Industry

• South Georgia – Vidalia Onion industry attracts migrant workers

• Many ethnic businesses and churches are operated in these areas