Transcript SS8H8a Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought

SS8H8c
Discuss the impact of
the political career of
Eugene Talmadge.
Concept:
Individuals – Groups - Institutions
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
SS8H8c
What impact did
Eugene
Talmadge have
on GA politics?
Political Career
Eugene Talmadge
Create a page in your ISN for
Eugene Talmadge.
Controversy
Goals & Beliefs
Goals & Beliefs
Pros
Cons
EUGENE TALMADGE: GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
WAS POPULAR
AMONG RURAL
FARMERS –
COUNTY UNIT
SYSTEM HELPED
GET HIM
ELECTED
WAS AGAINST
FDR’s NEW DEAL
PROGRAMS –
WHICH ACTUALLY
HURT RURAL
FARMERS
WAS A WHITE
SUPREMACIST –
TRIED TO FIRE
THOSE WHO
SUPPORTED
INTEGRATION OF
SCHOOLS
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In 1926, he won his first election as
Commissioner of Agriculture, a position he held
until 1930.
as Agriculture Commissioner he was able to get
the support of rural Georgia voters by presenting
himself as an advocate for the farmer
involved in a political scandal concerning the
misappropriation of funds in the early 1930s.
Used state funds to make annual trips to the
Kentucky Derby
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ran for the office of governor in 1932.
Due to his rural support and the power of the
county unit system, he was elected in 1932
and again in 1934 as governor.
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In his campaign, Talmadge promised Georgia
voters he would balance the state’s budget,
lower the utility rate, reduce the price of
auto tags, and reorganize the state
highway board.
Talmadge lived up to his promises, though his
means were questionable.
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“When the legislature refused to lower the price
of automobile tags he did so by executive order.
When the Public Service Commission, a body
elected by the voters, refused to lower utility
rates, he appointed a new board to get it done.
When the highway board resisted his efforts to
control it, he declared martial law and appointed
more cooperative members to the board.”
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fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal
policies, especially those that aided
African-Americans, and opposed Roosevelt’s
re-nomination in 1936.
Due to a GA Constitutional Amendment
barring Talmadge from being reelected in
1936, he made two unsuccessful campaigns
for the U.S. Senate.
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In 1940, he was reelected as governor (3rd
time) and made a decision that greatly
damaged the state’s university system.
He was successful in forcing the University
System Board of Regents to remove two
faculty members of the University of
Georgia for supporting integration.
This led the Southern Association of
College and Schools to remove the state’s
accreditation of all white colleges.
Bad decisions led to Talmadge’s defeat by Ellis Arnall
in the next gubernatorial election.
 1946 election - rural Georgians helped to reelect
Talmadge, who was running on a segregationist
platform, for a fourth term. However, Talmadge
died before taking office.
 3 governors controversy-Who should be governor?
Melvin Thompson (Lt.Gov), or Eugene’s son Herman
who had gotten write-in votes and was appointed by
the state legislature. Arnall refused to leave the
governor’s office until the situation was resolved.
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http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/content/three-governors-controversy
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Misappropriated funds
involved in a scandal
fought against New Deal policies, especially
those that aided African Americans
supported the county unit system
damaged the University System by causing it
to lose accredidation
promoted segregationist policies
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lowered utility rates
lowered car tag rates
strong supporter of GA farmers
SS8H9d
Discuss President Roosevelt’s ties
to Georgia including his visits to
Warm Springs and his impact on
the state.
Concepts:
Individuals and Groups
How did Roosevelt’s visits to
Warm Springs impact the state
of Georgia?
FDR
Create a page in
your ISN for FDR
-Draw a picture
of Georgia with a
dot for Warm
Springs
-Draw a picture
to represent the
“Little White
House”
The Little White House
Warm Springs, Georgia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Xr7QBSCvaP0
• Franklin Roosevelt visited Georgia over 40
times from 1913-1945.
• came to Georgia and stayed at his home in
Warm Springs, which became known as
the “Little White House” during his
presidency.
• Frequently came to Warm Springs, GA so
that he could exercise in the warm water
pools of the spring to help ease the
crippling effects of polio, a disease he had.
• used the seclusion of Warm Springs to take a
break for the strain of his four terms in office.
• made several appearances in GA
• gave many speeches throughout the state
• well loved and respected by most
Georgians due to his New Deal program
which provided aid to many suffering
from the effects of the Depression.
• Georgians overwhelmingly supported
Roosevelt in all four of his presidential
contests.
Controversies
• However, his visits to GA were not without
problems:
▫ Many in the North, including his wife Eleanor, did
not think Roosevelt did enough to help end
segregation and the lack of civil rights in Georgia
and the rest of the South.
▫ He also angered many Georgians when he spoke
against what he considered to be unfair labor
practices in Georgia’s textile industry, and urged
for them to remove conservative Democratic
senator Walter F. George from office due to his
efforts in blocking New Deal legislation.
His death
• 1945 when he was visiting Warm Springs,
he died after suffering a massive stroke.
• Most Georgians were extremely saddened about
the loss of their “adopted son.”
• Today, many people still go to Warm Springs for
treatment of strokes and injuries at the Warm
Springs Rehabilitation Center, and Roosevelt’s
home is visited by thousands ever year.