
Post WWII GA
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"I strongly urge the officials and citizens of all communities...to look closely at what Atlanta has done...with courage, tolerance and, above all, with respect for the law."
President John F Kennedy, quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 31, 1961
What action regarding segregation had Mayor William Hartsfield taken to elicit this response from President Kennedy?
He had made sure that the integration of Atlanta's schools went smoothly.
He had closed Atlanta schools to prevent violence caused by forced segregation.
He had decided that it would be innappropriate for the city that was to resist integration.
He had helped two African-American students from Atlanta gain entrance into the University of Georgia.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The governor of Georgia who was strongly opposed to the New Deal and whose death sparked the "three governors
controversy" was
Ellis Arnall.
Eugene Talmadge.
James V. Carmichael.
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
William B. Hartsfield accepted the position of mayor of Atlanta during the Great Depression. He would serve at various times
until 1961. Which of these was he MOST remembered for during his time as mayor?
his support for the early Civil Rights movement
having an international airport named after him
being elected to the National Organization of Mayors
bring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., received the Martin Luther King, Jr., Nonviolent Peace Prize in 1981. Which BEST explains why Allen received the award?
Allen was instrumental in increasing downtown construction.
Allen was responsible for bringing major sports teams to Atlanta.
Allen helped arrange Martin Luther King’s funeral after his assassination.
Allen helped keep Atlanta’s citizens calm during the Civil Rights Movement.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provides which services?
bus and air
air and rail
bus and rail
ferry and rail
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which transportation system has had the BIGGEST impact on making Georgia a center of international business?
The Port of Brunswick
the MARTA rail system
Interstates 75, 85, & 20
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
· Served as Atlanta Mayor from 1962-1970
· Ordered "Colored" and "Whites" signed removed from City Hall
· Worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and the S.C.L.C.
· Helped lure three professional sports teams to Atlanta
All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?
Asa Candler
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Andrew J. Young
Maynard Jackson
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