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Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?

• He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
• He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.
• He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
• He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.

All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?

• Asa Candler
• Ivan Allen, Jr.
• Andrew J. Young
• Maynard Jackson

All of the phrases are describing what mid-20th Century Georgia governor?

• Ellis Arnall
• Joe E. Brown
• Joe Frank Harris
• Eugene Talmadge

Which is the BEST explanation for the decline in cotton production that occurred in Georgia in the decades following World War II?

• The cotton crops were devastated by several years of drought.
• The cotton crops were destroyed by an infestation of boll weevils.
• Georgia farmers were paid to reduce production under the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
• Newly developed synthetic fabrics like nylon and rayon led to a decrease in demand for cotton.

Helped bring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee.

• William B. Hartsfield
• Ivan Allen, Jr.

Ordered all segregation signs removed from City Hall in 1962.

• William B. Hartsfield
• Ivan Allen, Jr.

Oversaw the peaceful integration of schools in 1961.

• William B. Hartsfield
• Ivan Allen, Jr.

Known as the "Father of Aviation in Atlanta."

• William B. Hartsfield
• Ivan Allen, Jr.

Which title is most appropriate for the circle at the center of this graphic? 

• Contributions to the Development of Atlanta after WWII 
• WWII Heroes from Georgia 
• Reasons for Decline in Atlanta Population

What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?

• Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.
• . Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.
• Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.