Post WWII Georgia

How did the GI Bill impact agriculture?

• This bill paid young men to work in factories.
• This bill sent GIs to college. With a college education, these young people "graduated" from the farm.
• This bill replaced the CCC and put young men in work camps.

Which of these items DID NOT lead to a decrease in the demand for and production of cotton?

• Synthetic fibers (fabrics)
• Pine trees (forestry)
• Textile mills

Today, Georgia is a top producer of broilers. What are broilers?

• Cattle used for meat
• Young, small chickens
• Another name for boiled peanuts

Which of the following men was NOT a mayor of Atlanta

• Ivan Allen Jr
• William Hartsfield
• Ellis Arnall

William Hartsfield is well known for what?

• Playing a major role in the building of Atlanta's first airport.
• Inventing the tractor
• Restoring accreditation to Georgia universities. 

Ivan Allen Jr. is well known for what?

• Opening the first airport in Atlanta. 
• Bringing in three of Atlanta's professional sports teams
• Being a progressive governor

Which Braves player broke Babe Ruth's home run record?

• Hank Aaron
• Jackie Robinson
• The Great Bambino

Ellis Arnall upset the powerful _____ to become Georgia's governor in 1942.

• Herman Talmadge
• Eugene Talmadge
• Henry Ellis

Arnall's top priority was ________. He restored accreditation to the state university system that Talmadge had previously taken away.

• Education
• Civil Rights
• Prison Reform

In 1952, ______ grew by over 100,000 new residents when it annexed over 80 miles formerly outside of the city.

• Savannah
• Columbus
• Atlanta