changing Agriculture
Which of the following is a direct result of the improvements made in farming technology?
A. people began to move to cities as less labor was needed
B. cotton production decreases across the state
C. More people began to move to farms because increased opportunity
A. People began to move to cities as less labor was needed
Who was NOT one of the three governors involved in the Three Governor Controversy from 1947 - 1948?
A. Ellis Arnell
B. M.E. Thompson
C. Eugene Talmadge
D. Herman Talmadge
C. Eugene Talmadge
What is the court case that ended segregation in schools?
Brown V. BOE
The Albany Movement (1961-1962). In what way does it represent the philosophy of its founders, SNCC and NAACP?
A. focused only on major cities
B. Form of nonviolent social protest
C. was focused only on major cities in Georgia
D. believed that only women needed to participate
B. Form of nonviolent social protest
What does the word "segregationist" mean?
A. Someone who opposes integration
B. Someone who supports integration
C. someone who creates legislation on segregation
someone who opposes integration
In 1920, the state of Georgia contained approximately 310,000 farms. By 2001, there were less than 50,000 farms in the entire state. What is the best conclusion?
A. People are eating less, so there is not as great of a need for farms in Georgia.
B. The use of more technology in farming has decreased the need for having many smaller farms.
C. Georgia gets most of its agricultural goods from countries like Japan and Vietnam.
B. The use of more technology in farming has decreased the need for having many smaller farms.
Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
A. He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta Airlines.
B. Was a colleague of airplane inventors
C. He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
C. He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
Which of these played the BIGGEST role in the redesign of the state flag in 1956?
A. commemoration of the start of the civil war
B. Opposition to F.D.R. " New Deal" programs
C. the ruling in the Supreme Court case of Brown V. BOE
C. the ruling in the Supreme Court case of Brown V. BOE
John Lewis
As Governor of Georgia (1967-1971), Lester Maddox was opposed to which of these domestic issues?
A. segregation
B. integration
C. the Vietnam war
B. integration
In the early 1900s, gasoline-powered tractors became part of the modern farm. In that same era, the modern combine harvester became common, allowing crops to be harvested mechanically and quickly. Today, both of these are a part of nearly all farming endeavors.
A. Food became more scarce
B. Fewer people were employed on farms
C. Farmers began to avoid using newer technologies
B. Fewer people were employed on farms
· Served as Atlanta Mayor from 1962-1970
· Ordered "Colored" and "Whites" signed removed from City Hall
· Worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and the S.C.L.C.
· Helped lure three professional sports teams to Atlanta
All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?
A. Ivan Allen Jr.
B.Maynard Jackson
A. Ivan Allen Jr.
After the Georgia flag was changed, many people in the state objected. Which of these BEST explains a reason for that objection?
A. people believed it was an attempt to prevent racial integration of public places
B. citizens of GA had been illegally denied the right to vote on change.
C. The state moved on from the civil war and didn't want to be reminded of the war.
A. people believed it was an attempt to prevent racial integration of public places
What Civil Rights activist is represented by these:
-led Montgomery Bus Boycott
-Helped found SCLC
-given a Nobel peace prize
Martin Luther King JR.
The Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as
A. The black codes
B. Jim Crow Laws
C. affirmative action
B. Jim Crow Laws
Who was the official governor of Georgia from March 1947 to November 1948 and branch of government put him in office?
A. Herman Talmadge
B. Eugene Talmadge
C. M.E. Thompson
D. Ellis Arnall
C. M.E. Thompson
Which of the following BEST describes Ivan Allen Jr.’s term as mayor of Atlanta?
A. He implemented policies to guide Atlanta through the Great Depression
B. He fought to keep Atlanta’s schools and businesses segregated
C. He opposed segregation and guided Atlanta through the Civil Rights Era
C. He opposed segregation and guided Atlanta through the Civil Rights Era
Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?
A. It effectively overturned the ruling from Plessy V. Ferguson
B. It ended the practice of White primaries in GA
C. It gave African Americans the right to vote.
A. It effectively overturned the ruling from Plessy V. Ferguson
Who was King’s audience as he delivered the speech above?
A. The crowd at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
B.The United States House of Representatives
C. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his cabinet members
D. The students and faculty at the University of Georgia
A. The crowd at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
In Georgia history, the Sibley Commission is MOST linked to which of these?
A. Plessy V. Ferguson
B. Civil Rights Act of 1964
C. Brown V. BOE
C. Brown V. BOE
Eugene Talmadge
Which mayor coined the phrase on the sign in 1955 after hiring the city’s first African American policemen and desegregating golf courses?
A. Eugene Talmadge
B. Lester Maddox
C. Maynard Jackson
D. William Hartsfield
William Hartsfield
What was the MAIN goal of the Albany Movement?
a. To find out if Georgians were in favor of integrating public schools
B. To preserve Jim Crow laws throughout the south
C. To promote desegregation and voter’s rights in Southwest Georgia
C. To promote desegregation and voter’s rights in Southwest Georgia
What was ONE shared goal between the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the 1960s and present-day civil rights organizations?
A. Campaigning for the end of Vietnam War
B. Using nonviolent protest to confront racial injustice
C. Encouraging political candidates to avoid civil rights issues
B. Using nonviolent protest to confront racial injustice
How was John Sibley able to continue Georgia's segregation without violating the federal law of Brown vs. Board of Education?
A. by allowing voters to decide
B. by violating Judge Hooper's ruling
C. by supporting a local option and amending state law
C. by supporting a local option and amending state law