| A | B |
|---|
| Henry Ford | made automobiles affordable by using the assembly line |
| Allied Powers | Britain, France, and Russia |
| World War I | began in 1914 when the archduke and archduchess of Austria-Hungary were assassinated |
| one reason the U.S. entered WWI | the sinking of American cargo ships in the Atlantic Ocean |
| Woodrow Wilson | won presidential re-election in 1916 by promising to keep the U.S. out of war |
| Fort McPherson | military installation in Atlanta that served as a center for training recruits and draftees as well as a German prisoner of war camp |
| 1920's decline of cotton production | overproduction of cotton during WWI |
| "Forward Atlanta Commission" | tried to stop the loss of people moving to Florida and to encourage businesses to come to Atlanta |
| Delta | first airline to serve Atlanta |
| WSB | the South's first radio station |
| Candler Field | the first airport in the nation to have a passenger terminal |
| Great Depression | economic downturn of the 1930's |
| cycles of a depression | unemployment rises, profits decrease, demand for new products decreases |
| Richard B. Russell | During his term, the office of governor gained more power over the spending of state money. |
| Eugene Talmadge | appealed to rural white Georgians by promising to help farmers, reduce property taxes, and cut state spending |
| boll weevil | responsible for destruction of cotton crops |
| cotton prices soared during WWI | increase in demand for cotton due to the need for military uniforms |
| Milton and Campbell counties | merged with Fulton County in an effort to save money |
| air conditioning | made going to the movies a popular form of entertainment |
| Federal Aid to Highways Act | improved Georgia's roads and bridges |
| result of America's dependent economy | caused the depression to spread quickly and affect almost every citizen |
| "the war to end all wars" | President Wilson's description of World War I |
| alliance | agreement between countries to come to each other's aid in case of attack or war |
| laissez-faire | the policy of government keeping its "hands" off business |
| neutrality | not taking sides in a conflict |
| speculating | attempting to make money quickly by buying something at a low price and them selling it at a profit |
| viaducts | elevated roadways |
| Ty Cobb | major league baseball player |
| Theo Flowers | first African American middle-weight boxing champion |
| Walter F. George | U.S. senator from Georgia |
| William Hartsfield | mayor of Atlanta who was an early and strong supporter of the Atlanta airport |
| Bobby Jones | golf champion |
| Ivan Allen | chairman of the "Forward Atlanta Commission" |
| Moina Michael | "The Poppy Lady" |
| Rebecca L. Felton | first female U.S. senator |
| Viola Ross Napier | one of the first women to serve in the House of Representatives |
| Andrew Soule | president of the University of Georgia who admitted women |
| rural life | used woodstoves and oil lamps |
| urban life | featured viaducts, electric streetlamps, and fashion |
| Stock Market Crash | one of the major causes of the Great Depression |
