The New SouthPart 2

Booker T. Washington

• Atlanta Compromise speech of 1895• Popular spokesperson for African-American citizens• Supporters in many black communities, with black ministers, educators and businessmen • Wanted peaceful protests and change through speeches

W. E. B. Dubois• Founding member of NAACP• Fought discrimination and racism• More aggressive about racism and discrimination• Criticized Booker T. for being too “soft”

John and Lugenia Burns Hope

• Worked for the improvement of black communities through traditional social work, community health campaigns, and political pressure for better education and infrastructure• President of Morehouse College

County Unit SystemThe system of allotting votes by county, with little regard for population differences, allowed rural counties to control Georgia elections by minimizing the impact of the growing urban centers, particularly Atlanta

World War I and Georgia• Called “The Great War”• Established Fort McPherson - home to the headquarters of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), which is responsible for the command and control, unit training and operational readiness of the active army, National Guard and reserve

WWI, continued Camp Gordon - opened in July, 1917, was located

in Chamblee, northeast of Atlanta, and was the training site of the famous 82nd All-American Division

The division included men from several different states, but Georgians made up almost half its number

Nationalism• Nationalism - the devotion and loyalty to one’s

own ethnic background or country of origin.• Nationalism in the Balkans led to a

widespread struggle for independence

RMS Lusitania In 1915 the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by

a German U-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew

The sinking caused a storm of protest in the United States. It also influenced the decision by the U.S. to declare war on Germany in 1917

The Zimmerman TelegramA 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join the Central Powers, in the event of the United States entering World War I

Intercepted and decoded by British intelligence. Revelation of the contents outraged American public opinion and helped generate support for the U.S. declaration of war on Germany

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The assassination of Ferdinand happened on June 28, 1914 in Serbia

• Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia• Allies of each country take sides and World War I begins

Imperialism

The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries

Alliances

Allied Powers• Great Britain• France• Russia• United States• Italy

Central Powers• Germany• Austria-Hungary• Turkey• Bulgaria