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Which person is responsible for bringing the airport to Atlanta?
a) William B. Hartsfield
b) Ivan Allen Jr.
c) Ellis Arnall
d) John Hope

Why did urban areas grow after WWII?
a) Agriculture declined and factories grew in urban areas
b) People moved to urban areas in order to farm
c) Urban areas did not grow after WWII
d)

William B. Hartsfield ended segregation in which of the following?
a) Lunch counters and the city bus system
b) Lunch counters and state offices
c) State offices and the city bus system
d) City train system and and lunch counters

Which was NOT an accomplishment of Ellis Arnall?
a) Ended the poll tax
b) Lowered the voting age to 18
c) Gained accreditation for Georgia colleges
d) Pushed for segregation in Georgia

What is the benefit of having a professional sports team in a city?
a) Professional sports bring tourists and new jobs to a city
b) Professional sports bring jobs but not tourists to the city
c) Professional sports do not bring incentives to a city
d)

What did Ivan Allen Jr. bring to Georgia?
a) Professional Sports
b) He invented the cotton gin
c) Professional Clubs
d) He brought segregation to Georgia

What do all William B. Hartsfield, Ivan Allen Jr., and Ellis Arnall all have in common?
a) Each person supported integration and equal rights for all citizens
b) Each wanted to create an airport the Atlanta that would bring new people to the state
c) Each person did not support integration and wanted to keep African Americans out of power
d) All three did not have anything in common for the state of Georgia

*Throwback Question* The county unit system allowed
a) a candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election.
b) the larger counties to have more power than the smaller ones.
c) a candidate to only be elected if he or she had a majority of the popular vote.
d) urban areas to become the powerful areas in the state.

Ellis Arnall is significant to post-World War II Georgia because
a) he was largely responsible for ending segregation in Georgia.
b) as a state senator he led the efforts to end the use of the county unit system.
c) during his term as governor, he passed an ambitious reform program and paid off large state debt.
d) his attempts to interfere with the state universities caused many of them to lose their accreditation.

Following World War II, which statement is true concerning growth in Georgia?
a) Almost all returning GIs went back to work on their farms.
b) Growth in Georgia slowed because military equipment was no longer needed.
c) Georgia’s urban areas struggled as more of the population moved to rural areas.
d) A decline in the importance of agriculture meant urban areas grew quickly.

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