Unit 8 Jeopardy Final Jeopardy GAPIEDMONT ATLANTACHEROKEE WOODSTK WMS Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500

$100 Question from GA Who was M.E. Thompson?

$100 Answer from GA Was elected ad Lt. Gov. in 1946 election; then was declared Governor after the 3 governors affair

$200 Question from GA Identify Lester Maddox

$200 Answer from GA Outspoken Governor of GA. Refused to integrate schools and defied Federal Law. Closed his restaurant in Atlanta rather than serve blacks.

$300 Question from GA Who created & what was the SNCC

$300 Answer from GA Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Started by college students

$400 Question from GA Where is the majority of GA’s population located? Fastest growing segment of the population?

$400 Answer from GA Around Metro Atlanta and the suburbs. Fastest segment is Hispanic population.

$500 Question from GA Describe GA in terms of population, infrastructure (transportation), and jobs.

$500 Answer from GA New highway system and rapid rail mass transportation. Diverse population moving to the urban areas and suburbs of GA. Business, industry, and manufacturing account for the majority of jobs.

$100 Question from PIEDMONT Identify Benjamin Mays

$100 Answer from PIEDMONT Civil Rights Leader, Morehouse College President, MLK, JR Mentor

$200 Question from PIEDMONT Two Georgians who have the Nobel peace Prize

$200 Answer from PIEDMONT Jimmy Carter & Martin Luther King, Jr.

$300 Question from PIEDMONT Who were the first black students admitted to UGA?

$300 Answer from PIEDMONT Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter

$400 Question from PIEDMONT What factors contributed to GA’s population growth in the 1990’s?

$400 Answer from PIEDMONT Favorable climate, availability of jobs, and relatively low cost of living.

$500 Question from PIEDMONT What did Carter do after he was President?

$500 Answer from PIEDMONT Worked for causes on behalf of peace, human rights, health, and improved living conditions for the world’s poor. Habitat for Humanity, Carter Presidential Library, champion of human rights and peaceful resolution.

$100 Question from ATLANTA Identify William B. Hartsfield

$100 Answer from ATLANTA Mayor of Atlanta responsible for building up the airport – purchased Candler field & turned it into a large airport

$200 Question from ATLANTA What legal barrier remained for African American Voters in GA in the 1950’s?

$200 Answer from ATLANTA Literacy Test ((White primary and Poll Tax had been abolished))

$300 Question from ATLANTA What was the Sibley Commission and what decision did they have to make?

$300 Answer from ATLANTA They said that the integration of schools should be left up to the individual districts.

$400 Question from ATLANTA How was Carter’s Presidency difficult?

$400 Answer from ATLANTA Oil embargo created an energy crisis; Inflation, rise in interest rates, general economic issues in the country.

$500 Question from ATLANTA Describe the March on Washington; participants, goals, highlights.

$500 Answer from ATLANTA 1963; 250,000 citizens of all races gathered and marched in Washington to show support for the Civil Rights Movement; Highlight was King’s “I Have A Dream Speech”

$100 Question from CHEROKEE Identify Ivan Allen, Jr.

$100 Answer from CHEROKEE Launched the Forward Atlanta program

$200 Question from CHEROKEE What 2 factors caused Atlanta to be the South’s transportation hub?

$200 Answer from CHEROKEE Development of the national interstate highways; 3 in GA and our airport.

$300 Question from CHEROKEE Civil Rights Act of describe

$300 Answer from CHEROKEE Prohibited racial discrimination in employment, labor unions, and in public facilities.

$400 Question from CHEROKEE What were the many jobs of Andrew Young?

$400 Answer from CHEROKEE Congressman, Mayor of Atlanta, Top Aid to MLK in the SCLC, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Encouraged the 1996 Olympics for Atlanta

$500 Question from CHEROKEE What were the goals of Mayor Ivan Allen’s Forward Atlanta Commission?

$500 Answer from CHEROKEE Build a new sports stadium & attract professional baseball and football teams. Develop a rapid rail public transportation system. Keep public schools open. Completing interstate highways.

$100 Question from WOODSTOCK Identify Maynard Jackson

$100 Answer from WOODSTOCK 1973 – First African American elected as Mayor of Atlanta

$200 Question from WOODSTOCK Why was there controversy with the 1956 GA State Flag?

$200 Answer from WOODSTOCK The flag was changed to include the confederate battle flag as a protest against the federal government and desegregation

$300 Question from WOODSTOCK Explain how GA has moved from being a one- party state to a two-party state

$300 Answer from WOODSTOCK Republican Party has gained popularity in the state and has taken over many publicly elected offices.

$400 Question from WOODSTOCK Why was there a decline in Farming in GA after WWII?

$400 Answer from WOODSTOCK The GI Bill gave more opportunities. Synthetic fibers replaced cotton. Advancements in technology made farming more efficient, fewer farmers needed.

$500 Question from WOODSTOCK Describe the Three Governor’s Controversy (how it came about, what the controversy was, what the result was)

$500 Answer from WOODSTOCK E. Talmadge died before taking office. H. Talmadge, M.E. Thompson & Arnall all claimed to be governor at the same time. Result: M.E. Thompson was governor for 2 years until next election.

$100 Question from WMS Identify Andrew Young

$100 Answer from WMS Civil Rights Leader, Member of the SCLC, Congressman

$200 Question from WMS Who created & What was the SCLC

$200 Answer from WMS Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Established by Martin Luther King, Jr.

$300 Question from WMS How have the Olympics affected GA?

$300 Answer from WMS Greatly boosted GA economy. Left many sports venues and other legacies in the city.

$400 Question from WMS Brown V. Board of Education – what did this do? Describe resistance.

$400 Answer from WMS Decision by the Supreme Court desegregated – or integrated – public schools. Some Southern states did not integrate for decades after decision. Caused a lot of protest all over the country.

$500 Question from WMS What did Jimmy Carter promise to do as President?

$500 Answer from WMS Called for racial equality; GA should no longer resist integration or fight federal government. To modernize state government, operate in more economically and better serve the people of the state

Final Jeopardy Describe the problems and events during the Albany Movement; include who established the Movement

Final Jeopardy Answer SNCC & other black organizations of Albany fought segregation by non- violent protest. There was disagreement within the group about how to handle the change. Movement failed, but lessons were learned.