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