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Class of 2021
100
What New Deal program employed young, single men and was responsible for construction projects in Georgia like Roosevelt State Park, the Tybee Island seawall, the Savannah River levee in Augusta, and Macon’s airport?
the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
100
Why did the Agricultural Adjustment Act fail to benefit many African Americans in Georgia?
Because the subsidies it paid for not growing crops went to landowners rather than sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
100
Why did the United States start a lend-lease system for war equipment before it entered World War II?
Our allies (Great Britain and the Soviet Union) ran out of money for purchasing war materials.
100
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is remembered by which phrase?
“a day that will live in infamy” - FDR
100
Savannah and Brunswick contributed to our World War II effort by what type of manufacturing?
Liberty ships
200
What Georgian is known as the “father of the two-ocean navy?”
Carl Vinson
200
Why did Franklin Roosevelt spend so much time in Georgia?
He bathed in the mineral waters of Warm Springs to ease the pain of his polio.
200
What has been one of Georgia’s most important agricultural products since World War II?
poultry
200
What is William Hartsfield best remembered for in Georgia?
aviation
200
Who was the mayor of Atlanta responsible for bringing professional sports to the city?
Ivan Allen, Jr.
300
President of Morehouse College. Studied under Mohandas Gandhi. First Black President of the Atlanta Board of Education. Mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Who am I?
Benjamin Mays
300
Why did Georgia add the Confederate battle emblem to its state flag in 1956?
The General Assembly added it as a protest to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education regarding school desegregation.
300
When Eugene Talmadge died in 1946 before being sworn in for his fourth term as governor of Georgia, who became the governor in his place?
Three men all declared they would be the governor in December 1946 – outgoing Governor Ellis Arnall, Lt. Governor-elect Melvin Thompson, and write-in candidate Herman Talmadge. The Georgia Supreme Court declared Lieutenant Governor-elect Melvin Thompson would serve as temporary governor until a special election could be held in 1948. Eugene’s son, Herman, won the 1948 special election.
300
What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision was overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education?
Plessy vs. Ferguson (separate but equal)
300
What civil rights organization was formed two months after the sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, NC?
the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC – pronounced “snick”)
400
Why did Georgia Governor Vandiver form the Sibley Commission in 1960?
To study the issue of desegregating Georgia’s public schools. It determined Georgians were split along racial lines when it came to following Brown vs. BOE.
400
Why does recent immigration by groups from Latin America and Asia contribute to Georgia’s economy?
They have provided a much needed supply for labor in the agriculture, textile, construction, and service industries.
400
Who were the first students to integrate the University of Georgia in 1961?
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
400
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
It made segregation of all public facilities illegal.
400
Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
Maynard Jackson
500
What was the most important event in Andrew Young’s political career?
Although he has been mayor of Atlanta, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and a key member of Atlanta’s Olympic Committee, Young’s most important political office was his 1972 election to the U.S. House of Representatives – the first time that Georgia had sent an African American to Congress since Reconstruction.
500
How did the end of the county unit system change the focus of state political campaigns in Georgia?
It meant that candidates for state elections could focus more on voters in urban rather than rural areas.
500
Who is the only Georgian that has held the highest political office in the United States?
Jimmy Carter
500
Describe the history of Georgia’s state politics from the antebellum period to the present day.
Since the antebellum period Georgia has been controlled by the Democratic political party up until 25-30 years ago when many Georgians switched parties due to the popularity of Ronald Reagan. Today, the Republican Party controls all state elected offices in Georgia.
500
What was the lasting impact of Georgia hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games?
Georgia received international media attention and Atlanta became an international destination for tourists and businesses.
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