WWII
The United States agreed to let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s with the promise of paying back the U.S. at a later date. This was known as what?
the Lend-Lease Act
Did the use of more technology in farming increase or decrease the need for having many smaller farms?
Decreased
What court case gave a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.
Brown v. Board of Education
John Lewis
What is the only state whose name is one syllable?
Maine
What took place on December 7, 1941?
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
After WWI, did more Georgians live in urban areas or rural?
Urban 60%
Brown v. Board of Education effectively overturned the ruling from what previous court case?
Plessy v. Ferguson
MLK gave his famous "I have a dream" speech at this civil rights event.
the March on Washington
This state's official state possum is named "Pogo Possum".
Georgia
What two Georgia cities were important shipyards during World War II?
Savannah and Brunswick
On his first day in office as Mayor in 1962, who ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from city hall?
Ivan Allen Jr.
What was Georgia's response to Brown v. Board of Education?
Changing the state flag.
Martin Luther King Jr. felt that what movement was unsuccessful because it did not result in the immediate end of segregation?
the Albany Movement
This state is larger than any European country.
Texas
What Georgia city would have been MOST responsible for the construction of this B-29 Superfortress during World War II?
Marietta
Mayor William B. Hartsfield help earn Atlanta what nickname during the Civil Rights Movement?
"The City Too Busy To Hate"
The primary purpose of this was to prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What strategy did Dr. King use to promote change?
civil disobedience
This state in the lower 48 is both the highest and lowest in elevation.
California
What two men were powerful Congressmen who helped improve the U.S. military and had military bases built in Georgia.
Richard B. Russell and Carl Vinson
What was the reason for the rise of controversy surrounding the governor's seat in the election of 1946?
The state constitution did not address how to handle the death of the governor-elect.
Which group was established in Georgia in 1960 to gather state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and report back to the governor?
The Sibley Commission
Who closed their restaurant in order to avoid serving blacks, yet after becoming Governor of Georgia, appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined.
Lester Maddox
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge in this state is the world's longest over a body of water
Louisiana