Post WWII
Civil Rights Leaders
Civil rights movement
Important events
Political leaders
100

After WWII, Georgia's economy shifted from ______ to ______

Agriculture → Industry

100

Who said "City Too Busy to Hate"?

William B. Hartsfield

100

Leader of Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King Jr

100

Case that ended school segregation

Brown v. Board of Education

100

Refused to integrate restaurant then became governor

Lester Maddox

200

Why did people move from farms to cities?

New farm technology reduced need for workers

200

First African American mayor of Atlanta

Maynard Jackson

200

Student protest organization

SNCC

200

Case that allowed segregation

Plessy v. Ferguson

200

Only Georgian elected President

Jimmy Carter

300

Name ONE reason Georgia's economy grew after WWII

  • Factories
  • Transportation
  • Urban population growth
300

Brought pro-sports teams to Atlanta

Ivan Allen Jr.

300

Goal of Albany Movement

End segregation in Albany

300

Commission created after Brown decision

Sibley Commission

300

Peace agreement Carter helped create

Camp David Accords

400

What happened to Georgia city populations after WWII?

Increased

400

Which mayor helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta?

Andrew Young or Maynard Jackson

400

Event with "I Have a Dream" speech

March on Washington

400

Why Georgia changed 1956 flag

Response to Brown v. Board

400

Hostage crisis Carter faced with which country?

Iran

500

Explain TWO reasons why Georgia shifted from agriculture to industry after WWII

  • Farm technology reduced workers
  • More factory jobs
  • Urban growth
  • Farming conflict (boll weevil and drought) 
500

Which Atlanta mayor expanded the Atlanta airport

Maynard Jackson

500

Why were nonviolent protest effective?

  • Gained national attention
  • Showed unfair treatment
  • Built public sympathy
  • Helped pass laws
500

Explain connection between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board

  • Plessy allowed segregation
  • Brown overturned Plessy
500

Name TWO successes and ONE challenge Carter faced

Successes:

  • Camp David Accords
  • SALT II
  • Government reorganization

Challenges:

  • Iranian Hostage Crisis
  • Inflation
  • Olympic Boycott