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Post WWII Georgia, Civil Rights
Test Description: SS8H10, SS8H11, SS8H12
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This person served as mayor longer than any other mayor in Atlanta History and contributed to the transportation in Georgia.
A
Nathan Deal
B
Ivan Allen Jr.
C
Ellis Arnall
D
William B. Hartsfield
2) This person served as mayor from 1962-1970. Basically he ended segregation in public works. He built Atlanta Civic Center and is responsible for bringing 3 major sports teams to Atlanta; the braves, the falcons, and the hawks.
A
Ellis Arnall
B
William B. Hartsfield
C
Nathan Deal
D
Ivan Allen Jr.
3) The County Unit System affected voting and politics in Georgia by:
A
Giving Rural areas more power
B
Focusing power inside the Atlanta Area
C
Helping blacks get more voting power
D
Favoring cities where most people lived
4) What organization was founded two months after 1960 sit in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
A
NAACP
B
SCLC
C
CORE
D
SNCC
5) Which statement illustrates Georgia's initial reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the US supreme court
A
Georgia citizens voted 3 to 2 to keep schools open rather than integrate them
B
The General Assembly voted to cut off state funds to any schools that desegregated
C
The Governor pledged to integrate the state's schools
D
The Sibley Commission traveled throughout the state encouraging the peaceful desegregation of schools
6) The Sibley Commission recommended
A
Making proposals to the legislature to address racial issues
B
Establishing a quota system to ensure the hiring of black workers
C
Integrating Georgia's public transportation system
D
allowing local school systems to decide if they wanted integration
7) Which African American group was involved with the Albany Movement?
A
SNCC
B
CORE
C
Montgomery Improvement Association
D
Interstate Commerce Commission
8) Dr. Martin Luther King Jrs 'I have a dream' Speech is associated with the:
A
Eulogy given at the funeral of MLK SR.
B
March on Washington DC
C
Montgomery Bus Boycott
D
Letters from the Birmingham Jail
9) The March on Washington was intended to:
A
Extend the Montgomery Bus Boycott
B
Urge the passage of a civil rights bill
C
Integrate the Washington DC public schools
D
Honor the memory of slain civil rights workers
10) What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
A
it gave more state tax money to schools that did not integrate
B
It named black principals at previously all-white schools
C
it withheld federal funds from schools that did not end segregation
D
it provided armed escorts for students wanting to attend white schools
11) What did Lester Maddox accomplish as governor?
A
Started the Lottery and HOPE scholarships
B
Appointed more African Americans to state boards than all prior governors combined
C
Decreased funding to public schools and the arts
D
Changed the state flag to remove the Confederate symbols
12) What event was the MOST significant in Andrew Young's political career?
A
He was involved in the stock market after he left the ministry
B
He was the youngest African American governor to be elected in Georgia
C
He was the first African American to graduate from the University of Georgia
D
He was the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the House of Representatives from Georgia.
13) Who were the African Americans to be admitted into the University of Georgia?
A
Rosa Parks and Charlayne Hunter
B
Maynard Jackson and Hamilton Holmes
C
Andrew Young and Martin Luther King Jr
D
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
14) Which individual was responsible for sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
A
W.E.B. DuBois
B
Malcolm X
C
Rosa Parks
D
Martin Luther King Jr.
15) What was the impact of the end of the County Unit System?
A
Georgia's House of Representatives had more members in Rural Areas
B
There was no change in the Georgia House of Representatives
C
Georgia's House of Representatives had more members in Urban Areas
D
Georgia's House of Representatives had more members in coastal areas
16) The term that means 'redraw the boundaries of election districts' is?
A
Redistricting
B
Realignment
C
Reapportionment
D
Reconstruction
17) Which Statement describes the benefit Georgia received from hosting the 1996 Olympics?
A
Georgia received world-class athletic facilities throughout the state for use by its own citizens and visitors to the state
B
Georgia and Atlanta received international media attention and recognition which led to tourism/ business expansion
C
Georgia's convention and meeting facilities, transportation infrastructure, and southern hospitality were showcased
D
All of the the above
18) What was one of the reason's for controversy surrounding Georgia keeping the state flag of 1956?
A
It was similar to the flags of other southern states
B
It was a memorial for those who died in the Civil War
C
It was easy for the school children to draw
D
It was supported by a majority of Georgians
19) When Eugene Talmadge died in 1946 before taking office for his fourth term as governor, who became governor?
A
The Lieutenant Governor became governor
B
Three people claimed to be Georgia's governor
C
The speaker of the General Assembly became governor
D
The previous governor remained governor
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