Unit Four: Modern Georgia Question Preview (ID: 36055)


Test Over Georgia History Since 1945. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What BEST characterizes the findings of the Sibley Commission?
a) Most Georgians favored closing all public schools to integrating them.
b) Most Georgians favored integrating all public schools.
c) Most Georgians thought the state General Assembly should take control of all public schools.
d) Most Georgians favored following federal desegregation plans.

Who was initially elected governor in 1946 but died before taking office?
a) Eugene Talmadge
b) Herman Talmadge
c) Jimmy Carter
d) M.E. Thompson

Ellis Arnall is considered by many to be the first modern governor of Georgia. Which of the following are important accomplishments of Arnall during his one term as governor?
a) He helped revise the state constitution and repeal the poll tax.
b) He integrated the University of Georgia.
c) He integrated all public schools in Georgia.
d) He changed he state flag.

As governor, he created Peoples' Day in 1966 as a monthly event for citizens to voice their concerns directly to the governor.
a) Lester Maddox
b) Ellis Arnall
c) Herman Talmadge
d) Jimmy Carter

Before becoming governor of Georgia, what state office did Jimmy Carter hold?
a) State Senator
b) State Commissioner of Agriculture
c) State School Superintendent
d) President

Under the county unit system, this group of voters was over-represented. (The system favored them.)
a) rural
b) urban
c) immigrant
d) African-American

Lester Maddox first came to national fame and attention when he took what action to stop the integration of his Pickrick Restaurant?
a) He threatened black patrons with an axe handle.
b) He sued the Attorney General of the United States.
c) He burned a copy of the United States Constitution.
d) He led a white man's march on Washington, DC.

Which of the following help explain why business and industry was attracted to Atlanta after the Second World War?
a) favorable climate and Atlanta's role as a transportation hub
b) high taxes
c) high wages
d) integrated schools

What was the most important political consequence of reapportionment of congressional districts in Georgia?
a) It brought more women, African Americans, and Republicans  into the General Assembly.
b) It solidified white Democratic control of the state.
c) It brought about the election of Jimmy Carter as governor.
d) Republicans lost power.

In 2003 he took office as the first Republican governor of Georgia to serve since Reconstruction.
a) Sonny Perdue
b) Bill Gates
c) Lester Maddox
d) Roy Barnes

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