H9 WWII
This 1941 law allowed the U.S. to "lend" weapons and supplies to Great Britain.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
After WWII, this machine helped do the work of many people, causing farmers to move to the city.
What is the tractor?
He gave the "I Have a Dream" speech and was the leader of the SCLC.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
He was the first African American mayor of Atlanta and helped expand the airport.
Who is Maynard Jackson?
This surprise attack on a Hawaii naval base pulled the U.S. into World War II.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This Atlanta Mayor is known as the "Father of Atlanta Aviation" (Airports).
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
This student-led group used "sit-ins" at lunch counters to protest segregation.
What is SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee)
This global sports event in 1996 brought billions of dollars and many new people to Atlanta.
What were the 1996 Olympic Games
This massive factory in Marietta, Georgia, built B-29 Bomber airplanes.
What is the Bell Bomber Plant?
This Mayor brought major league sports (like the Braves) to Atlanta and removed "White/Colored" signs from City Hall.
Who is Ivan Allen Jr.?
This event in a small South Georgia city saw thousands of protesters arrested, including MLK Jr.
What was the Albany Movement?
He is the only Georgian to ever be elected President of the United States.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
These two coastal cities in Georgia built "Liberty Ships" for the Navy.
What are Savannah and Brunswick?
He won the 1946 election for Governor, but the "Three Governors Controversy" began because he died before his first day of work.
Who is Eugene Talmadge?
This man was a student leader and a freedom rider who later became a famous Georgia Congressman.
Who is John Lewis?
This industry has grown rapidly in Georgia, making the state a top location for filming movies and TV shows.
What is the film industry?
Known as the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy," he helped bring shipyards to Georgia.
Who is Carl Vinson?
This unfair voting rule was ended in 1946, allowing Black citizens to vote in the first round of elections.
What was the White Primary?
He was a restaurant owner who resisted the Civil Rights Act but later became Governor of Georgia.
Who is Lester Maddox?
This Mayor was also a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and helped bring the Olympics to Georgia.
Who is Andrew Young?