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SS8H10ab review and preview H10c

SS8H10ab review and preview H10c

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Gennie Rauscher

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8 Slides • 5 Questions

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Post WWII Changes in GA

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Word Cloud

Using 1-2 words, what do you remember were some of the factors that caused population changes or were results of the population changes in GA after World War II?

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Post WWII GA

WWII brought many changes in Agriculture & Technology in GA
The Great Migration of African Americans & White Sharecroppers
- Fleeing Sharecropping for jobs in cities in GA and throughout the US
Atlanta's population grew rapidly due to economic opportunities encouraged by progressive mayors
- William B. Hartsfield & Ivan Allen, Jr.
The state endured the 1946 governor's race & the end of the white primary

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  • New technologies make farm work quicker and requires fewer workers

  • Number of farms decreased, size of farms increased

Population Changes

  • New seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides

  • Tractors, threshers

    *AAA paid farmers to plant fewer crops

Technology Changes

Population Changes

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Dropdown

New technologies like tractors caused the number of farms to ​
and the size of remaining farms to ​

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Poll

Which had the biggest impact on the population changes in Georgia in your opinion?

New tractors & seeds

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

New manufacturing jobs in cities

Mayors Wm. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr.

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William B. Hartsfield

Father of Atlanta Aviation

  • Served on ATL City Council where he pushed for aviation

  • Elected Mayor in 1937 & 1941 [served over 20 years]

  • Best known for:

    • ATL Airport

    • Peaceful ATL school integration "City Too Busy To Hate"

    • Tripled the size of the city

    • Expanded the Highway System

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Ivan Allen, Jr.

Mr. Major League City

  • Elected Mayor of ATL [1962-1970]

  • Removed segregation signs from City Hall & worked with leaders like Dr. King to keep integration in ATL peaceful

  • Known for:

    • Bringing Major League Teams to ATL

    • Adding new buildings to the city

    • Expanding I-285 & being an early supporter of MARTA

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Multiple Select

Select the actions of Mayor Hartsfield:

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Integrated city schools

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Integrated city hall

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Brought sports teams to the city

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Brought the airport to the city

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Expanded the interstate system through the city

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Multiple Select

Select the actions of Mayor Allen:

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Integrated public schools

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Integrated city hall

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Brought sports teams to the city

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Brought the airport to ATL

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Oversaw building of I-285 and business buildings

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The White Primary

  • The White Primary was a system used to disenfranchise Black voters

  • Primary [first] elections are the first round of voting where political parties choose their candidates for the general [main] election & Black voters were not allowed to participate, giving little/no say in who was elected

  • This kept political power in the hands of White voters and made it hard for African Americans to have their voices heard in government

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End of the White Primary

  • The White Primary was challenged in 1944

  • The Supreme Court ruled that the White Primary was unconstitutional in the case of Smith v. Allwright

  • 1946 GA governor's race:

    • Democrat Eugene Talmadge [yeah, the guy who hated the New Deal] ran for office

    • Political Platform - He promised to bring back the White Primary

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Coming Tomorrow...

Georgia's
Three Governors
Controversy

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Post WWII Changes in GA

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