ss8h7: The new south to world war I
SS8H7, SS8G2, SS8E3
Students will evaluate the changes that occurred in Georgia following Reconstruction. Students will learn how Atlanta "rose from the ashes" to become one of the most important cities in the South, how racial discrimination, segregation, and Jim Crow became the law of the land, and how several influential people rose to combat it.
STANDARDS
SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918.
a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this period.
b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.
c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.
d. Give reasons for World War I and describe Georgia's contributions
SSG2 The student will explain how the Interstate Highway System, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and Georgia’s deepwater ports, and the railroads help drive the state’s economy.
a. Explain how the four transportation systems interact to provide domestic and international goods to the people of Georgia.
b. Explain how the four transportation systems interact to provide producers and service providers in Georgia with national and international markets.
c. Explain how the four transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians.
SS8E3 The student will evaluate the influence of Georgia's economic growth and development.
a. Define profit and describe how profit is an incentive for entrepreneurs.
b. Explain how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business.
c. Evaluate the importance of entrepreneurs in Georgia who developed such enterprises as Coco-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific, and Home Depot.
a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this period.
b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.
c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.
d. Give reasons for World War I and describe Georgia's contributions
SSG2 The student will explain how the Interstate Highway System, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and Georgia’s deepwater ports, and the railroads help drive the state’s economy.
a. Explain how the four transportation systems interact to provide domestic and international goods to the people of Georgia.
b. Explain how the four transportation systems interact to provide producers and service providers in Georgia with national and international markets.
c. Explain how the four transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians.
SS8E3 The student will evaluate the influence of Georgia's economic growth and development.
a. Define profit and describe how profit is an incentive for entrepreneurs.
b. Explain how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business.
c. Evaluate the importance of entrepreneurs in Georgia who developed such enterprises as Coco-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific, and Home Depot.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
EQ 1: How did Georgia begin to recover during the New South Period? (H7a)
EQ 2: How was Georgia troubled by injustice during the New South Period? (H7b)
EQ 3: How were African Americans influential during the New South Period? (H7c)
EQ 4: What factors led to the start of World War I and what were Georgia’s contributions? (H7d)
EQ 5: What key economic developments developed in Georgia which resulted in profound affects on the development of the state? (E3)
EQ 6: How did Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia Pacific, and Home depot develop and what impact did their development have on the state of Georgia? (E3c)
EQ 2: How was Georgia troubled by injustice during the New South Period? (H7b)
EQ 3: How were African Americans influential during the New South Period? (H7c)
EQ 4: What factors led to the start of World War I and what were Georgia’s contributions? (H7d)
EQ 5: What key economic developments developed in Georgia which resulted in profound affects on the development of the state? (E3)
EQ 6: How did Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia Pacific, and Home depot develop and what impact did their development have on the state of Georgia? (E3c)
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