Unit 8: Modern Georgia

Who received the Nobel Peace prize?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lester Maddox

• Ellis Arnall

• William B. Hartsfield

Which were accomplishments of Governor Ellis Arnall? (choose 3)

• Lowered voting age to 18

• Reinstated the white primary

• Abolished the poll tax

• First governor to serve a 4 year term

Generated $5.1 billion in revenue for Georgia & gave International attention to the state.

• 1996 Olympic Games

• Albany Movement

• March on Washington

• Three Governors Episode

Who coined the phrase "the city too busy to hate"?

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Ellis Arnall

• William B. Hartsfield

Which statements describe John Lewis? (choose 2)

• Gave the "I have a Dream" speech in 1963

• Was a key founder of SNCC

• Served as a Congressman for GA's 5th Congressional district

• Expanded Atlanta's airport

An attempt by SNCC in the early 1960s to integrate an entire city by focusing on bus waiting rooms and public libraries.

• March on Washington

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Albany Movement

• Sibley Commission

The person who ran for governor in 1946 vowing to reinstate the white primary.

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• Jimmy Carter

• Ellis Arnall

What has reduced the need for large numbers of agricultural workers in the past 100 years?

• There are few farms left in Georgia

• The destruction caused by the boll weevil

• The effects of the Albany Movement

• The increase in farming technology

Main goals of this organization was voter registration for African Americans & non-violent sit-ins in segregated areas.

• SNCC

• NAACP

• SCLC

• GADOT

Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and stated segregation in public schools is illegal.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Worcester vs. Georgia

• Brown vs. Board of Education