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Were cities getting larger or smaller after World War II?
Larger
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This African American civil rights leader was President of Morehouse College.
Benjamin Mays
100
Why did some find the 1956 Georgia Flag to be offensive?
It incorporated the Confederate Flag.
100
Who were Atlanta's two progressive mayors after World War II?
William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr.
100
What two systems worked to disfranchise African Americans after World War II?
White primary, county unit system
200
What is a suburb?
An area outside a city
200
This Atlanta mayor ordered city office desegregated on his first day in office.
Ivan Allen, Jr.
200
What type of protest did Martin Luther King, Jr. support?
Non-violent
200
What group of people worked to register African American voters in Georgia?
The Albany Movement
200
How did the white primary work?
Only white people could vote in state primaries.
300
What happened to industry after World War II?
It grew.
300
This Georgia governor won by supporting white supremacy and states' rights.
Herman Talmadge
300
Why did the General Assembly create the Sibley Commission?
To investigate/make a report on integration.
300
Who called Atlanta the "city too busy to hate?"
William B. Hartsfield
300
How did the county unit system work?
Votes were grouped to give more power to rural voters.
400
What changes were made in agriculture after World War II?
Farmers diversified crops
400
This Atlanta mayor is known as the Father of Atlanta Aviation.
William B. Hartsfield
400
What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?
That segregation was unlawful in schools
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Who gave African American police officers the right to arrest white people in Atlanta?
Ivan Allen, Jr.
400
What made it illegal to segregate races in accomodations?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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To where did people move at the end of World War II?
Suburbs
500
This was the first governor to serve a four-year term. He also ended the poll tax and gave 18 year-olds the right to vote.
Ellis Arnall
500
Why were Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter important to the Civil Rights movement?
They were the first integrated students at UGA.
500
What group of people organized sit-ins to test new rules regarding segregation in transportation waiting areas?
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
500
What were three reasons sports were important to Georgia?
1. Boosted the economy 2. Attracted major events 3. Brought prestige