A group of three wealthy men that led the Georgia Democrats and tried to help the wealthy, white citizens of Georgia during the New South
What is the Bourbon Triumvirate?
100
Archduke from Austria-Hungary; his assassination started WWI
Who is Franz Ferdinand
100
A period with little or not precipitation
What is a drought?
100
A Civil Rights leader who used a non-violent approach to ending racial segregation
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
System created so that each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches
What are checks and balances?
200
Laws passed to establish segregation among black and white citizens
What are Jim Crow Laws?
200
American president during WWI; hoped to keep the United States neutral at the beginning of the war
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
A New Deal program designed to assist the unemployed and elderly workers; originally served as insurance for employees that lost their jobs during the Great Depression
What is Social Security?
200
Elected US President during 1976; also served as Senator and Governor of Georgia
Who is Jimmy Carter?
200
Term for a person between the ages of 13 and 17
What is a juvenile?
300
Began as a result of false accusations against black citizens published in the "Atlanta Journal" and "Atlanta Constitution"
What is the 1906 Atlanta Riot
300
The Treaty of Versailles made this European nation accept blame for WWI and pay $33 billion in war reparations
What is Germany?
300
Policy used by the United States at the beginning of WWII to allow Great Britain (and others) to borrow or rent weapons
What is Lend-Lease?
300
Term that refers to redrawing the boundaries of election districts; allowed more African Americans and women to be elected in Georgia
What is reapportionment?
300
Behavior that is considered a status offense when committed by children (would not be a crime if committed by an adult)
What is unruly behavior?
400
The "voice of the New South"
Who is Henry Grady?
400
Give me one: One of the two events that caused the United States to join the war.
What is the Sinking of the Lusitania OR the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
Served in the US Senate for 38 years; helped to improve the military preparedness of the United States by increasing the military budget and helping to create additional military bases in Georgia
Who is Richard Russell?
400
Segregationist Georgia governor who promised to bring back the white primaries; big supporter of education; expanded the school year to 9 months
Who is Herman Talmadge?
400
Groups created to perform a specific task; includes housing authorities, recreation and park authorities, etc.
What is a special purpose government?
500
The president of Atlanta University; helped to create the NAACP; worked with his wife to better the lives of African Americans in Atlanta
Who is John Hope?
500
Austria-Hungary, German, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire made up these Powers in WWI.
What is a Central Power?
500
Marietta factory used to build B-29 bombers during WWII
What is Bell Aircraft?
500
Served as mayor of Atlanta from 1937-1961 (more than any other mayor); oversaw many building projects
Who is William Hartsfield?
500
The type of city government that has a city council responsible for making laws and a mayor that holds no special executive powers