Maybe some of you have been to Atlanta, Georgia. It is a large capital city with the busiest airport in the world. Two interstates, 75 and 85, cut through the heart of the city, revealing an impressive skyline of buildings. Atlanta is home to Coca-Cola and the 1996 Summer Olympics. The city has a rich historical and cultural legacy. Did you know Atlanta was burned down toward the end of the Civil War? Georgia as a whole was devastated by the ''War Between the States.''
During the war, Union General William T. Sherman boasted that he would ''make Georgia howl,'' and he did. He ordered the business district of Atlanta be burned to the ground. It is believed 40% of the city was destroyed. Toward the end of 1864, Sherman became famous for his ''March to the Sea,'' in which he and his men cut a 50-mile-wide path of destruction throughout the state of Georgia. The path stretched from Atlanta to the port city of Savannah. Railroad lines were torn up, and farms and businesses set on fire, as Union troops adopted a scorched earth policy.
Before the Civil War, the capital of Georgia was Milledgeville. Upon readmittance to the Union, the capital was changed to Atlanta. Atlanta was founded in the 1830s as a railroad hub. Despite being burned down by Union forces in 1864, Atlanta was rebuilt and grew during Reconstruction. By 1880 it was Georgia's largest city. With freed people leaving agricultural jobs and moving to the city, Atlanta quickly became a modern industrial city. In the 1880s electric street cars began operating in the city. In 1886 a former Confederate soldier named John Pemberton developed a soft drink called Coca-Cola. The company thrived, bringing jobs and money to Atlanta.
Georgia was among the first Southern states to make use of a convict leasing system. Under this system, convicts were ''leased'' out to private companies in order to provide free labor. Under this system, African-Americans were disproportionately represented. Convicts were often treated poorly and forced to work under horrible conditions. Progressive reformers regarded the convict leasing system as little better than slavery. Through convict leasing, Georgia was able to industrialize quickly. Railroads, iron work plants, mines, and other industrial projects throughout the state often made use of unpaid convict labor. Through the system, businessmen like Joseph E. Brown acquired tremendous wealth.
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The statement that best describes a difference between Herbert Hoover's and Franklin Roosevelt's political philosophies would be that "<span>B. Hoover said the government should not intervene in the economy; Roosevelt used government programs to create jobs," since this was the basis of FDR's "New Deal" policies. </span>
The correct answer is Germany.
Germany was punished in the Treaty of Versailles and then suffered at the hands of the worldwide economic depression. This made the conditions just right for Hitler to rise to power.
Answer:
All citizens in ancient Greece were required to vote in city-state elections.
Explanation:
The notion of democracy first arose in Athens.
In a democray, goverment is ruled by the people: in Greece all its citizens did vote whereas in American system a percentage of citizens excercise the duty of voting.
America has a representative system, candidates represent the interests of voters. Juridical systems date back to Greek model.
Greeks gathered in Athens to directly choose their rulers. They also believed that educating their citizens was key to mantain a healthy society.
