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History Part 4
Test Description: This question bank comes from SS8H8, SS8H9, and SS8H10.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the PRIMARY reason for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's repeated trips to Georgia?
A
His wife was born in Atlanta and raised in Savannah.
B
The coastal area was key to getting his New Deal through Congress.
C
His Vice-President was a native of Pine Mountain, Georgia.
D
The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio.
2) Eugene Talmadge was MOST LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 1946 because he;
A
wanted to get rid of the corruption inside the state government.
B
believed the state's white colleges should lose their accreditation.
C
was determined to get rid to controversial educators in Georgia.
D
vowed to enforce Jim Crow laws and keep Georgia segregated.
3) Which accomplishment of Carl Vinson had the GREATEST impact on World War II?
A
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
B
wrote two bills expanding naval strength
C
established a 600 acre farm near Milledgeville
D
served 25 consecutive term in Congress
4) During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for;
A
building Liberty ships
B
having strong military bases
C
manufacturing airplanes
D
having military training camps
5) Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
A
He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
B
He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
C
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
D
He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilber Wright.
6) Which team did NOT begin play during the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.?
A
Atlanta Braves
B
Atlanta Hawks
C
Atlanta Falcons
D
Atlanta Flames
7) The United States became involved in World War II primarily because of events in;
A
Asia
B
South America
C
the Pacific
D
Europe
8) Ellis Arnall’s political downfall MAINLY occurred because he;
A
desired to amend the state constitution.
B
believed that black citizens should vote in the primaries.
C
wrote about his experience as a young governor.
D
supported Vice President Henry A. Wallace
9) Former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., received the Martin Luther King, Jr., Nonviolent Peace Prize in 1981. Which BEST explains why Allen received the award?
A
Allen was instrumental in increasing downtown construction.
B
Allen helped arrange Martin Luther King's funeral after his assassination.
C
Allen helped keep Atlanta's citizens calm during the Civil Rights Movement.
D
Allen was responsible for bringing major sports teams to Atlanta.
10) President FDR signed into law a bill which allowed him to sell, loan, or give war material to countries for their defense against Axis forces. This bill was known as the;
A
Destroyers for Bases Agreement
B
European Recovery Program
C
Cash and Carry Act
D
Lend-Lease Act
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