1. MODERN GEORGIA
UNIT 8

2. question
Which of the following best describes Georgia’s economy after World War II?
It featured new industries and more diversified farming.
Thanks to wartime demands and the New Deal, cotton became Georgia’s key crop.
Agriculture no longer played an important role thanks to the growth of cities and industry.
Rural farmers did well thanks to more diversified crops, but the cities suffered from a decline in population and business.

3. It featured new industries and more diversified farming.

4. The opening of the Pickrick restaurant Continued cotton farming
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The economic changes that occurred in Georgia after the war are BEST represented by which of the following events:
The opening of the Pickrick restaurant
Continued cotton farming
The opening of Lockheed
The 1946 gubernatorial election

5. The opening of Lockheed

6. question
Which of the following statements best describes William Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, JR?
As governors of Georgia, they led the state through a time of economic change.
They both brought professional sports teams to Georgia that helped the city grow.
Both were progressive mayors of Atlanta who guided the city through times of change.
Both accomplished historic feats in Fulton County Stadium as members of the Atlanta Braves.

7. Both were progressive mayors of Atlanta who guided the city through times of change

8. question Ellis Arnall Herman Talmadge Melvin Thompson Eugene Talmadge
Who was a progressive governor who ended the poll tax and helped 18-year-olds win the right to vote in Georgia?
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
Melvin Thompson
Eugene Talmadge

9. Ellis Arnall

10. question
What made the 1946 gubernatorial election so unusual?
It was the first time a governor was elected to a four-year term.
It was the first time a Republican ever became governor of Georgia.
It resulted in a power struggle over the office of governor that had to be settled by the state supreme court.
It was the first election after the Supreme Court struck down the county-unit system.

11. It resulted in a power struggle over the office of governor that had to be settled by the state supreme court.

12. question How did the “white-primary” affect African- Americans voters?
It helped African-Americans by allowing only blacks to vote in the primary election.
It helped African-Americans because it made it to where only non-racist whites could run in the primary elections.
It hurt African-Americans by lessening their voting power since they could not vote in the primary election.
It hurt African- Americans by taking their votes and only allowing them to count half a vote to each white vote.

13. It hurt African-Americans by lessening their voting power since they could not vote in the primary election.

14. To settle the controversy over the 1946 gubernatorial election
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Why did the General Assembly form the Sibley Commission?
To settle the controversy over the 1946 gubernatorial election
To decide on a new state flag
To build a new sports stadium
To address school integration

15. To address school integration

16. Leaders of the Albany movement Benjamin Mayes
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Who of the following would have MOST LIKELY agreed with the views of Lester Maddox?
William Hartsfield
Herman Talmadge
Leaders of the Albany movement
Benjamin Mayes

17. Herman Talmadge

18. question Which of the following describes Dr. Martin Luther King, JR?
He was a segregationist who based his arguments against integration on Constitutional rights rather than racial differences.
He was a world-famous figure who led the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and ‘60’s.
He made history when he refused to integrate his restaurant despite rulings by the Supreme Court.
He was the first black president of Morehouse College and used his position to lead the first sit-ins.

19. He was a world-famous figure who led the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and ‘60’s.

20. question
Which of the following statements would Lester Maddox have most likely agreed with?
People should be treated the same, regardless of the color of their skin.
Hamilton Holmes is a great example; the University of Georgia needs more students just like him.
Dr. King is perhaps the greatest Georgian in history.
A man has the right to do with his own property as he sees fit, without the government telling him what to do.

21. A man has the right to do with his own property as he sees fit, without the government telling him what to do.

22. question Which of the following is credited to Ivan Allen, Jr.?
The birth of Atlanta as an aviation hub
The promotion of professional sports in the South
Shifting the case for segregation from racial language to arguments over constitutional rights
Breaking Babe Ruth’s record

23. The promotion of professional sports in the South

24. question Lester Maddox Benjamin Mayes William Hartsfield Hank Aaron
Who of the following would MOST LIKELY agree with the quote below:
“Us citizens have a basic right to freely decide who they will, and will not, associate with. It is not only unconstitutional, it is indecent, for any government official to force any citizen to mix with those he, or she, prefers not to.”
Lester Maddox
Benjamin Mayes
William Hartsfield
Hank Aaron

25. Lester Maddox

26. The politics of Herman Talmadge Integration Segregation
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Which of the following would an African American citizen MOST LIKELY be supportive of?
The politics of Herman Talmadge
Integration
Segregation
The 1956 State Flag

27. Integration

28. question
What challenge did Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter face in 1961?
They were the first African-Americans admitted to Atlanta’s public schools
They were the first African-Americans to attempt to enter Lester Maddox’s restaurant after the Civil Rights Act of 1964
They were the first African-Americans admitted to the University of Georgia
They were the first African-Americans

29. They were the first African-Americans admitted to the University of Georgia

30. Conservatism Urbanization Reapportionment Power shifting question
Redetermining representation in state legislature to make sure that citizens are represented fairly is called:
Conservatism
Urbanization
Reapportionment
Power shifting

31. Reapportionment

32. Which of the following benefitted the MOST from reapportionment?
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Which of the following benefitted the MOST from reapportionment?
A white farmer in rural Georgia
An African-American farmer in rural Georgia
Registered voters living in downtown Atlanta
Legal immigrants

33. Registered voters living in downtown Atlanta

34. question Who was Maynard Jackson?
Georgia’s first African-American governor
Atlanta’s first African-American Mayor
Mayor of Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics
The first republican elected to Congress in Georgia since Reconstruction.

35. Atlanta’s first African-American Mayor

36. question Which of the following statements describes Jimmy Carter?
He is the only Georgian to serve as president.
As lieutenant governor, he often feuded with Governor Lester Maddox over integration.
He is the only man to serve as vice president and president without winning election to either office.
After he left the White House, he returned to Georgia to become governor rather than retire.

37. He is the only Georgian to serve as president.

38. The Iranian Hostage Crisis The Camp David Accords
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Which of the following hurt Carter’s chances for re-election in 1980?
Watergate
A healthy economy
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Camp David Accords

39. The Iranian Hostage Crisis

40. question
Which of the following is true regarding Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?
It is one of the busiest airports in the world and important to Georgia’s economy.
It is no longer important to Georgia’s economy because other forms of transportation have become more popular.
It allows millions of tourists to visit the state each year but does little to help business or provide jobs.
It is located in Savannah and is the fifth business airport in the nation.

41. It is one of the busiest airports in the world and important to Georgia’s economy.

42. question
S. Truett Cathy, Asa Candler, Arthur Blank and C.E. Woolman are all examples of what?
Businessmen who helped to build one of the busiest airports in the world.
Men who made “Coke” a household name.
Entrepreneurs who founded companies in other states and then moved to Georgia.
Entrepreneurs who have created widely recognized businesses for Georgia.

43. Entrepreneurs who have created widely recognized businesses for Georgia.

44. question He was the first black mayor in the city’s history.
Andrew Young made history when he was elected Mayor of Atlanta for which of the following reasons?
He was the first black mayor in the city’s history.
It was the first time an African-American mayor had ever succeeded another African-American mayor in a major city.
He was the first mayor elected after the end of the county-unit system.
He was the first mayor in history to serve two consecutive terms

45. It was the first time an African-American mayor had ever succeeded another African-American mayor in a major city.

46. question
Which of the following most accurately describes Georgia’s modern Republican Party?
It still struggles to get any Republicans elected to major offices because of the traditionally “solid South”.
It is the party that helped Jimmy Carter win the presidency in 1976.
It had grown in power greatly over the last few decades, seizing many of the state’s most powerful positions.
Its candidates have won nearly every key office in Georgia except governor.

47. It had grown in power greatly over the last few decades, seizing many of the state’s most powerful positions.

48. question The Camp David Accords The Iran Hostage Crisis The economy
Someone helping President Jimmy Carter campaign for re-election in 1980 would have most likely tried to get voters to focus on which of the following?
The Camp David Accords
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The economy
U.S Relations with the Soviet Union

49. The Camp David Accords

50. question
Georgia has traditionally relied on Brunswick and Savannah to serve as what?
Major railway hubs
Intersections of major highways
Sites of key airports
Important deepwater ports

51. Important deepwater ports

52. question What impact has international business had on Georgia?
None, because only the federal government may engage in international business.
It has boosted the state’s economy and increased its international reputation.
It has helped lessen the state’s reliance on Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
It has hurt the state’s ability to engage in trade.

53. It has boosted the state’s economy and increased its international reputation.

54. question Coca-Cola AFLAC The Home Depot
Asa Candler and Robert Woodruff are associated with which of the following?
Coca-Cola
AFLAC
The Home Depot
Rise of the two-party system in Georgia

55. Coca-Cola

56. question Which of the following is a major challenge facing Georgia?
The arrival of international businesses
Major events
Being stuck with facilities constructed especially for the Olympics
Illegal immigration

57. Illegal immigration

58. Who is who
William Hartsfield
Hank Aaron
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge

59. Braves baseball player – broke Babe Ruth’s homerun record.
Who is this?
Braves baseball player – broke Babe Ruth’s homerun record.

60. Hank Aaron

61. Mayor of Atlanta for 6 terms. “Father of Aviation” in Atlanta.
Who is this?
Mayor of Atlanta for 6 terms. “Father of Aviation” in Atlanta.

62. William Hartsfield

63. Served as Governor. Followed “white supremacy” policies.
Who is this?
Served as Governor. Followed “white supremacy” policies.

64. Herman Talmadge

65. Governor of GA – lowered voting age, rewrote GA Constitution.
Who is this?
Governor of GA – lowered voting age, rewrote GA Constitution.

66. Ellis Arnall

67. Benjamin Mayes Martin Luther King, Jr. Lester Maddox Ivan Allen, Jr.
Who is who
Benjamin Mayes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lester Maddox
Ivan Allen, Jr.

68. Who is this?
Atlanta Mayor – desegregated city government; Forward Atlanta Commission.

69. Ivan Allen, Jr.

70. Professor at Morehouse College – Mentor to MLK, JR.
Who is this?
Professor at Morehouse College – Mentor to MLK, JR.

71. Benjamin Mayes

72. Who is this?
Civil Rights Activist – Minister – National hero in the Civil Rights Movement

73. Martin Luther King, Jr

74. GA Governor – “The Axe Handle Governor” – DID NOT support integration.
Who is this?
GA Governor – “The Axe Handle Governor” – DID NOT support integration.

75. Lester Maddox

76. Who is who
John, Paul & Amos
Newt Gingrich
Sonny Perdue
Owen Cheatham

77. Who is this?
Creator of Georgia Pacific – now the largest supplier of building products

78. Owen Cheatham

79. Who is this?
Conservative Republican, served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1995

80. Newt Gingrich

81. Who is this?
Started the American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC) in 1955 in Columbus, GA

82. John, Paul & Amos

83. First Republican Governor since Reconstruction Era – Elected twice
Who is this?
First Republican Governor since Reconstruction Era – Elected twice

84. Sonny Perdue