Milestones Review Units 9-11 Name:_____________

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Across
  1. 4. Georgia politician known for rural free delivery and shifting from progressive to segregationist views
  2. 7. Atlanta mayor who promoted aviation and worked with civil rights leaders
  3. 8. Period after Reconstruction focusing on Southern economic diversification and Northern investment
  4. 9. Another name for the Independent Democrats
  5. 12. Leader who believed African-Americans should gain education and economic skills before pushing for civil rights
  6. 14. Act by Tom Watson providing free mail delivery to rural areas
  7. 15. State laws that denied African-Americans citizenship rights and enforced segregation
  8. 16. Atlanta mayor who helped develop the city and supported the civil rights movement
  9. 20. Marietta factory that produced B-29 bombers during World War II
  10. 21. Law that allowed the U.S. to send supplies to Allies in exchange for military base rights
  11. 23. Group that investigated school integration and recommended gradual desegregation
  12. 24. Georgia native who served as President, governor, and won the Nobel Peace Prize
  13. 26. Supreme Court case that legalized segregation through "separate but equal"
  14. 28. Progressive Georgia governor who lowered the voting age and ended the poll tax
  15. 29. Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company
  16. 30. Speech by Booker T. Washington calling for black economic progress and white trust at the International Cotton Exposition
Down
  1. 1. Series of events showcasing Atlanta’s growth and attracting Northern investment
  2. 2. Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools
  3. 3. Global conflict from 1939 to 1945; U.S. joined after the attack on Pearl Harbor
  4. 5. Ports in Georgia where Liberty Ships were constructed during World War II
  5. 6. Dubois' idea that an educated elite would lead the fight against segregation
  6. 10. Managing editor of the Atlanta Journal who promoted the New South
  7. 11. 48 hour attack in 1906 Atlanta sparked by economic tension and false reports of assaults
  8. 13. Political group of farmers against banks, railroads, and elites; included whites and blacks
  9. 17. Cargo ships built during World War II; 187 made in Georgia
  10. 18. Site of Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II
  11. 19. Long-serving Georgia senator who supported military preparedness
  12. 22. Three Governors Controversy resulting from Eugene Talmadge's death after winning election
  13. 25. Georgia Congressman and military advocate who served 25 terms in the U.S. House
  14. 27. Civil rights leader who fought for immediate social and political equality