Question 1

What caused a shift in population in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

The mechanization of agriculture

Answer

The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

Answer

The passing of new laws designed to protect the environment.

Answer

World War II

Question 2

Which mayor referred to Atlanta as the "City too busy to hate"?

Accepted Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Andrew Young

Answer

Ivan Allen Jr

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Question 3

Which mayor is most well know for promoting air transportation?

Accepted Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Ivan Allen Jr

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

Andrew Young

Question 4

Which mayor is known for developing Atlanta’s interstates.

Accepted Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Ivan Allen Jr

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

Andrew Young

Question 5

What do Ivan Allen Jr and William B Hartsfield have in common?

Accepted Answer

They were both mayors that supported Civil Rights and made significant economic changes in Atlanta.

Answer

They were both governors that fought for Civil Rights for all Georgians.

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They were both mayors that were in favor of segregation and fought to keep Jim Crow Laws in the state.

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They were both governors that worked to integrate Atlanta's schools.

Question 6

Which Atlanta mayor helped bring MARTA to Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Ivan Allen Jr

Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

Andrew Young

Question 7

Which mayor  brought major league sports to Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Ivan Allen, Jr

Answer

William B. Hartsfield

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

Andrew Young

Question 8

Which Atlanta mayor desegregated City Hall by removing all “colored” and “white” signs on his first day in office?

Accepted Answer

Ivan Allen Jr

Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Andrew Young

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Question 9

Which governor of Georgia is known for lowering the voting age to 18?

Accepted Answer

Ellis Arnall

Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Answer

Melvin Thompson

Question 10

Which governor of Georgia was responsible for lowering the state debt and fixing Georgia's accreditation problems?

Accepted Answer

Ellis Arnall

Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Melvin Thomspon

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Question 11

In the 1946 Three Governors Race, who was elected governor by the General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Melvin Thompson

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Answer

Ellis Arnall

Question 12

In the 1946 Three Governors Race, who was elected governor by the Georgia Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Melvin Thompson

Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Answer

Ellis Arnall

Question 13

In the 1946 Three Governors Race, who was elected governor by people in a special election?

Accepted Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Melvin Thompson

Answer

Ellis Arnall

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Question 14

What new political position was created in 1945, just prior to the Three Governors Controversy?

Accepted Answer

Lieutenant Governor

Answer

Secretary of State

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Attorney General

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Vice President

Question 15

What did the end of the white primary had a direct impact on?

Accepted Answer

The election of government officials

Answer

The passing of Civil Rights Laws

Answer

The mechanization of Georgia's farmers

Answer

The integration of GA's schools

Question 16

What major event did the SCLC participate in?

Accepted Answer

The Albany Movement

Answer

White primary

Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer

Sibley Commission

Question 17

What is the main goal/purpose of the March on Washington

Accepted Answer

The passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer

The passing of the Bill of Rights.

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The passing of the white primary.

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The passing of Jim Crow Laws

Question 18

What type of protests did Martin Luther King believe would bring equal rights?

Accepted Answer

Nonviolent

Answer

Violent

Question 19

How did Georgia react to the Brown v. Board of Education court case?

Accepted Answer

GA changed the state flag

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GA gave money to schools that integrated

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GA integrated schools immediately

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GA adopted a state motto

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

Accepted Answer

To research how Georgians felt about integrating schools

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To talk to Georgians about how to improve farming

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To see how Georgians felt about the new flag

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To convince Georgians to support the army

Question 21

The primary goal of SNCC was the

Accepted Answer

protesting of segregation

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the creation of new jobs

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the passing of new tariffs

Question 22

Although viewed as a failure, what is one positive impact of the Albany Movement?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights leaders valuable lessons that they then applied in Birmingham, AL.

Answer

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act

Answer

MLK gave his most famous speech

Answer

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act

Question 23

Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

William B Hartsfield

Answer

Andrew Young

Answer

Ivan Allen, Jr

Question 24

Who appointed more African Americans to government positions than all governors before him combined?

Accepted Answer

Lester Maddox

Answer

Herman Talmadge

Answer

Eugene Talmadge

Answer

Ellis Arnall

Question 25

Who served as U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Young

Answer

Maynard Jackson

Answer

William Hartsfield

Answer

Ivan Allen, Jr

Question 26

Who served as a state senator, Governor, and is the only person from Georgia to become President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter

Answer

Ivan Allen, Jr

Answer

Ellis Arnall

Answer

Richard Russell

Question 27

After serving as president of the US, what is Jimmy Carter most known for?

Accepted Answer

For remaining active in  social work and international events

Answer

For passing Jim Crow Laws

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For the many controversies he endured as president

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For passing Civil Rights laws

Question 28

What caused Atlanta to receive much international attention and becoming a center for business.

Accepted Answer

1996 Olympics

Answer

Civil Rights Act

Answer

Albany Movement

Answer

Immigration

Question 29

What has helped to support the agricultural and construction industries?

Accepted Answer

Immigration

Answer

Civil Rights

Answer

1996 Olympics

Answer

Albany Movement

Question 30

Who was chairman of SNCC?

Accepted Answer

John Lewis

Answer

MLK

Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 31

What is the 5th largest employer in the state?

Accepted Answer

Tourism Industry

Answer

Film Industry

Answer

Savannah Port

Question 32

What is the largest growing industry in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Film Industry

Answer

Savannah Port

Answer

Tourism

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