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Test Description: Georgia from 1940-1970
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1) What was probably the most important issue in Georgia politics between the years 1946-1968?
A
18 year old citizens could vote
B
juvenile system reform
C
race relations
D
prison reform
2) What was an important factor of the 1946 governor's race to the civil Rights Movement?
A
James Carmichael lost the primary because of the county unit system.
B
Eugene Talmadge died before sworn into office.
C
Mickey Mouse became new governor.
D
Republicans won governorship.
3) Which events showed GA's resistance to integration?
A
Gov. Talmadge stood in doorway of Decatur High School and said no blacks could enter.
B
Gov.Herman Talmadge spoke against Brown v. Board of Education
C
General Assembly changed the state flag to Conf. Battle flag.
D
Both A and C
4) Who spoke out against segregation in the 1940s, was Pres. of Morehouse College, and mentor to MLK?
A
Hamlton Holmes
B
John Lewis
C
Benjamin Mays
D
Thurgood Marshall
5) Brown v. Board of Educ. decision stated
A
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson
B
that separate is inherently unequal and segregation of schoold was unconstitutional
C
that separate but equal should be a state choice
D
allowed states to segregate students legally
6) How did the General Assembly show opposition to desegration?
A
Nullified the Brown v. Board of Education decision
B
Closed schools instead of integrating them
C
Changed the state flag to Confederate battle flag
D
All of the above.
7) What was commissioned in 1960 to decide what to do about integration in Georgia?
A
the Brown Commission
B
The Talmadge Commission
C
The Sibley Commission
D
The Gang of Four Commission
8) What was the commission's decision?
A
each school district should decide to integrate or close
B
All Georgia public schools should close
C
All schools must integrate by 1965
D
Georgia should refuse federal money for education and keep the schools segregated
9) For his efforts in the Civil rights Movement he was given the Nobel Peach Prize and later assassinated.
A
Atticus Haygood
B
Martin Luther King, Jr.
C
Jimmy Carter
D
John Wilkes Booth
10) What was the SNCC?
A
organization of college students who adopted MLK's non-violent approach to change
B
the first boy band of the 1960s
C
organization of young black men who fought desegreation in Georgia
D
organization of black preachers who supported MLK
11) What was the Albany Movement?
A
Members of the SNCC went to Albany to help the NCAAP with protests
B
Both A and B
C
It was an effort to desegregate bus and train stations.
D
It was an example of the civil rights movement in New York
12) Which is not true about Lester Maddox?
A
He was the last segregationists governor in GA
B
He was reelected as governor in 1970.
C
He appointed more blacks to office than all previous governors.
D
He integrated the GA State Patrol
13) The following were important events that showed success of Civil Rights movement except:
A
Maynard Jackson was first black mayor of major U.S, city
B
Hamilton Holmes was elected governor
C
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were first blacks admitted to UGA
D
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed
14) Andrew Young had a great impact on the state of GA because
A
he was the first black congressman from GA in the 20th c.
B
he was a very successful mayor bringing international business to the city
C
All of the above
D
he was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta in 1996
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