What was the public policy of segregation known as in the South following the Civil War? Jim Crow Laws
During the New South Era, why did Georgia host three "expositions" between 1881 and 1895? To attract new industries
Why were "Jim Crow" laws passed in Georgia? To establish “separate but equal” for whites and blacks (segregate)
The phrase "the New South" refers to an important period in Southern history that occurred at what time? During the late 1800’s (after Reconstruction)
During the late 1800s, many Georgia Democrats believed that the "New South" prosperity depended on manufacturing rather than cotton. An important part of this involved what group or entity? Bourbon Triumvirate
Why did the Populist Party of the 1890s fail to gain much support in the South? They called on black farmers and white farmers to work together
What was a result of the "New South" movement in the 1870s and 1880s? There was a trend toward industrialization and diversification of agriculture.
How should the economy of Georgia in the late 1800s be described?
Name two strategies used to disenfranchise black Georgians in the early 1900s? poll tax, grandfather clause, owning property, & literacy tests
The results of the legal case involving which person struck fear in Jewish southerners until the civil rights movement brought significant changes? Leo Frank
Who was the son of a white master and a slave that went on to found the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned insurance businesses in the nation? Alonzo Herndon
Who was the first black president of Atlanta Baptist College (which was renamed Morehouse in 1913)? John Hope
What were services offered by the organization founded by Lugenia Burns Hope? Vocational classes for children, health clubs, and clubs for boys and girls and financial aid for the needy.
What group was supported by Tom Watson, a Georgia populist? Farmers (alliance)
Name 3 ideas or accomplishments of Rebecca Felton? She was against Bourbon T, women’s suffrage, and convict lease system
Who or what benefited from the county unit system? Rural areas
What did Plessy v. Ferguson give states the right to do? Continue segregation under the statement “separate but equal” clause.
What racial issue, opposed by Booker T. Washington, did W.E.B. DuBois support? Political equality
Which African American leader believed that economic independence was the only way to achieve social and political equality? Booker T. Washington
What was the one single event that led to the start of World War I? the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What were problems that led to underlying tension between the European nations prior to the start of World War I? Ethnic conflict, nationalism, ideological differences, political and economic rivalries
In what ways did Georgia contribute to World War I? 100,000 men and women, military bases, prisoner of war camps,
What were events that caused the United States to enter World War I? Sinking of the Lusitania, discovery of the Zimmerman telegram
What were accomplishments of Tom Watson? Leader of the populist party, established the Rural Free Delivery Bill
What was the cause of the 1906 Atlanta Riot? Stories of violence by black men against white women
26. Who wanted to expand Georgia’s economy and make it more industrial and supported white supremacy? Bourban Triumvirate
27. Who founded the NAACP, graduated from Harvard, organized the Niagara Movement, and wrote the Souls of the Black Folks? W.E.B. DuBois
28. Under the County Unit System, which type of county had the advantage under this system? Rural
29. Which party was also known as the People’s Party, was led by Tom Watson, supported the rights of farmers, including those of African Americns, and was against capitalism and urbanization? Populist Party
30. Who worked with neighborhoods in Atlanta to provide welfare assistance and education to African Americans and was married to the President of the Atlanta University? Lugenia Burns Hope
31. Who made up the Allied Powers during WWI? U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia
