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| A period of large increase in birthrate |
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| Rivalry after WWII between the Soviet Union and the United States |
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| To redraw voting districts to make equal population sizes |
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| Residental areas around a city |
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| What is one person, one vote? |
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| Policy that everyones vote is equal to others |
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| Describe the Three Governors Race. |
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| Arnall was the current governor and Thompson was the lietenant governor. In the next election Eugene Tallamadge ran for governor, but everyone knew he was going to die soon so they wrote his sons name on the ballot. When Eugene died there was a big debate over who should be governor. Thompson ended up becoming governor. |
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| What years were the baby boom? |
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| What years were the cold war? |
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| Describe GA's impact of transforming from agricultural to industrial. |
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People moved from farms to work in industries. The demand for cotton fel and poultry became important.
60% lived in cities and 40% in rural areas. |
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| Describe William B. Hartsfield. |
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| He made the airport bigger and brought atlanta population up by 10%. He was the mayor for 4 terms. |
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| He was a GA mayor that supported the Civil Rights Movement. He also brought sports teams like the Falcons, Hawks, and Braves to GA. |
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| He was a GA governor who paid off state debt, restored universities, was the 1st state to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, and gave black people the right to vote. |
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| Describe the impact that major league sports had on GA. |
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| It brought more money and fans came to Atlanta to see the games. |
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