Georgia
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100
Which New Deal program was responsible for projects in Georgia such as Roosevelt State park, the Tybee Island seawall, the Savannah River levee in Augusta and Macon’s airport?
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
100
The United States entered World War II when Japan attacked
Pearl Harbor
100
What was Carl Vinson’s greatest contribution to Georgia’s economy during World War II?
He passed legislation in Congress that resulted in military projects that employed thousands of people in Georgia.
100
Who am I? Governor who opposed integration of Georgia’s public schools, promised voters that he would bring back the white primary (never actually happened), restructured state highway department, created the Georgia Forestry Commission, pushed for expansion of schools to extend from 1st-12th grades
Herman Talmadge
200
Which group of Georgians benefited most from the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
property owners
200
What type of aircraft was built at the Bell Aircraft plant in Marietta during WWII?
B-29 bombers
200
Why did Franklin Roosevelt spend so much time in Georgia during his Presidency?
Roosevelt bathed in the mineral waters of Warm Springs to ease the pain of his polio.
200
Who was the president of the Atlanta school board, president of Morehouse College, an ordained minister and served as Dr. King’s mentor?
Benjamin Mays
300
What did the New Deal’s rural electrification project (REA) do for Georgia’s farmers?
It provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives so they could run power lines into rural areas.
300
Which of the following was a major contribution of Georgia during World War II?
Numerous military bases were established to train soldiers, patrol the Atlantic coast and house prisoners of war.
300
Who am I? Directed construction of city highways Made Atlanta an aviation hub Worked to improve race relations Coined phrase to describe Atlanta as a “city too busy to hate”
William Hartsfield
300
What did Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes do that was so significant?
They were the first Black students to integrate a public university in Georgia
400
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act?
To create a system of retirement and unemployment insurance for most American workers.
400
Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built?
Brunswick and Savannah
400
What did Mayor Ivan Allen accomplish?
Brought sports franchises to Atlanta
400
Who was the ultimate mayor who created the neighborhood union planning unit and expand Georgia’s airport?
Maynard Jackson
500
Why did the United States start a lend-lease system for war equipment during World War II?
We wanted to provide assistance to Britain and the Soviet Union without violating restrictions on selling military equipment.
500
Because of Senator Richard Russell’s sponsorship of a program for schoolchildren, what nickname did he earn?
Father of the school lunch program
500
When Ellis Arnall was governor of Georgia what were some of his accomplishments?
Pushed to approve MARTA, lowered the voting age to 18, and abolished the poll tax
500
Which mayor of Atlanta was appointed as a United Nation Ambassador, served on the 1996 Olympics Committee, and was a director of SCLC?
Andrew Young
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