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GA 2010 24.Indd _____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ __________________________ ___________ ____________________ ____________________ __________________________ ___________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ _________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ Its Heritage and Its Promise ___________________ _ ____________________ ____________________ ___________________Georgia: _ ____________________ ___________________ _ _______________________________________600 _ ____________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ 601 _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ rst century, rst _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ is was a time of Th _ _ __________________ Modern Georgia nal transformation nal _ _ __________________ _ _ _________________ _ _ __________________ Unit VII: ____________________ ________ __________ of the twenty-fi rst nine years _ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ is period saw the fi ciency to education. Georgia was once _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ was movement e nonviolent met with massive _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ metropolitan Atlanta’s population increased by almost 30 percent. increased by population metropolitan Atlanta’s Since 1950, metropolitan Atlanta has grown from a population of just from a population Since 1950, metropolitan Atlanta has grown _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ under 1 million to almost 6 million, making it one of the fastest-growing under 1 million to _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ cities in the United States. In just the fi States. cities in the United _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ elds were Georgia born and raised. Th __________________________ ects of growth brought challenges. ___________ ered increasing opportunities for quality education; for the developments of ar- _ _ __________________ African Americans led a movement to end the segregation, discrimination, and dis- e _ _ __________________ r c, and cultural organizations; and for recreation. and internationally nationally Many mmmmmmmmmmm f r he decades following World War II saw the emergence of modern Georgia. II saw War he decades World hhhhhhhh following major growthmajor growing and change, but there were many pains along the way. franchisement under which they lived. Th supportedresistance. by However, Supreme Court decisions, federal laws, sympathetic th _ _ __________________ d n gures in these fi _ _ __________________ an cant reforms, from civil rights to more government effi _ _ __________________ es itit Georgia government and politics also underwent change. Several a major Georgia governors began economy continued its transformation. AgricultureGeorgia’s became increasingly diverse, new Georgia also off _ _ __________________ wh whites, and the determination of the African the civil rights American community, began movement to dismantle the barriers preventing full citizenship. signifi II, Georgia became War a state witha stronghold of the Democratic In the years after Party. World two political major parties, the Republicans and the Democrats. manufacturing emerged, and the service industry became an important Transporta- economic sector. and sea spurredtion by economic land, air, growth. Urbanization proceeded an increasingly at rapid population grew in racial,pace, and the state’s ethnic, and religious Problems of poverty, diversity. pollution, and other eff known fi known of our state to the Georgia we know today. ___________________tistic, scientifi _ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________ __________________________ ___________ _ _ __________________ _ Brown v. Board of Educa- v. Brown _ __________________ _ on pages 608-609. List the _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ Copy the graphic organizer below on a separate on a separate below organizer the graphic Copy and descriptions. examples, out details, leave words. own language in your use concise _ __________________ _ • • Practicing the Skill ___________________ about the U.S. Read the information sheet of paper. Court decision in Supreme Kansas tion of Topeka, write a summaryThen details describing the case. describing the decision. _ __________________________ ___________ _ _ __________________ _ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ _ __________________ _ _ _________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ , breaking down the content the content , breaking down _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ Modern Georgia _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ Unit VII: _ __________________ _ in your own words own in your ning the Skill _ __________________ _ Brown v. Board of Education v. Brown When you listen to what other people say or read other people say listen to what you When on the main idea. focus _ __________________ _ • Defi what others have written, you might summarize or summarize might written, you others have what you When or read. heard have you what generalize have should actually you you write what summarize, read the main idea Summaries contain small pieces. into out most of leave but they in the reading, found should: you summarize, To the supporting details. ___________________602 _ _ ___________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ 603 _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ Signs of the Times _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ _________________ social networking sites. social networking _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ over 18% since 2000 over Man landed on the moon in 1969; the Internet, cellular phones, HDTVs, cellular phones, the Internet, included the copy machine, transistor machine, included the copy ________ __________ the microchips, color television, radio, _ laser, communications satellites, VCRs. communications satellites, laser, POPULATION SCIENCE/INVENTIONS Rovers landed on Mars in 2004. Early devices Rovers Americans began using personal computers, _ _ __________________ in 2010: 9,687,653, an increase of TRANSPORTATION _ _ __________________ In 1950: 3,444,578; in 2000: 8,186,453; the U.S. Discount airfaresthe U.S. became popular. were 78 million carswere and 16 million trucks in _ _ __________________ The Federal Highway Act of 1956 gave rise to Act of 1956 gave Highway The Federal the interstate highway system. By 1966, there system. highway the interstate _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ _ _ __________________ Bury _ _ __________________ To Kill a To _ _ __________________ Angels and _ _ __________________ , Alice Walker’s Walker’s , Alice _ _ __________________ , Dee Brown’s , Dee Brown’s _ _ __________________ cuts or crew for tops at ________ __________ , Harper Lee’s _ , Dan Brown’s , Dan Brown’s 1984 _ _ __________________ , Woodward and Bernstein’s and Bernstein’s Woodward , _ _ __________________ . Online such as bookstores FADS/FASHION _ _ __________________ LITERATURE and Taco Bell grew in popularity. Bell grew Taco and _ _ __________________ of this period and made a comeback at era with blue jeans, poodle skirts, ponyera with blue jeans, were still popular. Fast food restaurants food Fast still popular. were boys. At the end of the period, blue jeans At the end of the period, boys. Demons tails for girls and fl tails for the end of this period. Fashions began the Fashions the end of this period. _ _ __________________ 3-D movies were popular at the beginning popular at were 3-D movies such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardee’s, Hardee’s, Burger King, such as McDonald’s, Popular books of the period included Popular Amazon.com debuted, and new ways of ways and new debuted, Amazon.com reading books like the Kindle appeared. reading books like Mockingbird All the President’s Men All the President’s The Color Purple The Color My Heart Knee at Wounded ___________________
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