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Standard 8-7 Economic Revitalization in South Carolina During World War II and the Late 20 th Century. Topics World War II and Post War Economic Growth Tourism in South Carolina Decline of Agriculture in South Carolina Economic Opportunities for African Americans
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Standard 8-7Economic Revitalization in South Carolina During World War II and the Late 20th Century Topics World War II and Post War Economic Growth Tourism in South Carolina Decline of Agriculture in South Carolina Economic Opportunities for African Americans Economic Impact of 20th Century Events
World War II Causes Immediate Cause: German invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 Underlying Causes: Totalitarianism (Fascism, Nazism, Communism) Aggression by Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) Expansion/Lebensraum Anschlluss/Union/Annexation of German Areas Isolationism (United States) Militarism Racism Appeasement (Munich Pact) Treaty of Versailles Competition for Resources Ineffective League of Nations
Economic Growth in SC After WWII • GI Bill: money to soldiers for college, houses & support families • State Development Board: Thurmond & General Assembly bring new industry to state, few labor unions attract industry • Technical Education System: example Trident Tech trains people for new jobs & vocations • Savannah River Plant: nuclear weapons plant • Transportation System Improvements: roads & interstates, commercial airlines • State Ports Authority: Charleston, Port Royal & Georgetown
South Carolina’s Agriculture Declines • Mechanization: machines replaced people on farms • Industrialization: new jobs in industry developed • Migration: African Americans move North for economic opportunities
African Americans in South Carolina • Jim Crow Ends • Briggs v. Elliott • Civil Rights Organizations: NAACP, National UrbanLeague, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Congress of Racial Equality, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee • 1964 Civil Rights Act: outlawed segregation • Voting Rights Act of 1965: federal control of votingin states • Educational Improvement Act of 1984: BSAP and other improvements in education helped all citizens
Economic Impact of 20th Century Events on South Carolina • Agriculture and Textile industries decline • Technical industries increase • Michelin • BMW • Vought Aircraft • Tourism • Agribusiness • Ports • BRAC: Military Base closures led to development of new industries and businesses
World Events of Late 2oth Century • Marshall Plan • Cold War • Korean War • Vietnam Conflict • Fall of Berlin Wall and Soviet Union • Gulf War • September 11, 2001 Islamist Terrorism • War on Terrorism: Afghanistan • Iraq War • Recession begins 2007 • Election of Barrack Obama • Illegal Aliens