Where were B-29 Bombers built in GA during World War II?
Bell Aircraft plant in Marietta GA
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What was one of Georgia’s major contributions to the American war effort during World War II?
Military bases were established that trained large numbers of U.S. troops.
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What did Georgia build during World War II in the Brunswick and Savannah sea ports?
Liberty Ships
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What mayor of Atlanta also served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as ambassador to the United Nations, and as chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)?
Andrew Young
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What Georgian is known as the “father of the school lunches?"
Richard Russell
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What Georgian is known as the “father of the two-ocean navy?”
Carl Vinson
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt spend so much time in Georgia?
He used the mineral waters of Warm Springs to ease the pain of his polio.
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What became one of Georgia’s most important agricultural products after World War II?
poultry (bird)
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What contribution is William Hartsfield most remembered?
aviation
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Who was the mayor of Atlanta responsible for getting professional sports teams to come to Atlanta?
Ivan Allen Jr.
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Which governor of Georgia began making many needed reforms after the death of Eugene Talmadge?
Ellis Arnall
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The famous controversy surrounding the 1946 election for governor came about because
Eugene Talmadge died before taking office and two men claimed they should hold the office
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What was Herman Talmadge’s greatest impact on Georgia during his term as governor?
A 3% state sales tax to help with education in the state.
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Who was President of Morehouse College, Mentor and advisor to MLK and Chairman of Atlanta Public Schools?
Benjamin Mays
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brought about social change through
nonviolence
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What earlier Supreme Court decision was overturned in the 1954 case of Brown vs. Board of Education?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
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What did the supporters of segregation do in Georgia to show their unhappiness with the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education?
they added the Confederate battle emblem to the state flag
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Who were the first Blacks to be admitted to the University of Georgia in 1961?
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
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What civil rights organization was started in 1961 in order to stage sit-ins, register voters, and organize boycotts?
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
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Who was elected to serve as the first African American mayor of Atlanta?