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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
The waters at Warm Springs helped to ease the effects of polio.
B
His wife was born in Atlanta and raised in Savannah.
C
The coastal area was key to getting his New Deal through Congress.
D
His Vice-President was a native of Pine Mountain, Georgia.
2) Eugene Talmadge was MOST LIKELY elected as Georgia’s governor for a final time in 1946 because he;
A
believed the state's white colleges should lose their accreditation.
B
was determined to get rid to controversial educators in Georgia.
C
wanted to get rid of the corruption inside the state government.
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
served 25 consecutive term in Congress
B
wrote two bills expanding naval strength
C
established a 600 acre farm near Milledgeville
D
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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
having military training camps
D
manufacturing airplanes
5) Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
A
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
B
He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilber Wright.
C
He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
D
He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
6) Which team did NOT begin play during the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.?
A
Atlanta Falcons
B
Atlanta Hawks
C
Atlanta Braves
D
Atlanta Flames
7) The United States became involved in World War II primarily because of events in;
A
Asia
B
the Pacific
C
South America
D
Europe
8) Ellis Arnall’s political downfall MAINLY occurred because he;
A
supported Vice President Henry A. Wallace
B
desired to amend the state constitution.
C
believed that black citizens should vote in the primaries.
D
wrote about his experience as a young governor.
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 helped keep Atlanta's citizens calm during the Civil Rights Movement.
B
Allen helped arrange Martin Luther King's funeral after his assassination.
C
Allen was instrumental in increasing downtown construction.
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
Lend-Lease Act
C
European Recovery Program
D
Cash and Carry Act
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