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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.

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.

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.

The “Three Governors” controversy began as a result of this election; Eugene Talmadge was elected Georgia’s governor but died before taking office; current governor Ellis Arnall, Lt. Governor Melvin Thompson, and Herman Talmadge fought to choose the new governor; Herman Talmadge eventually elected in 1947. 

• 1946 Governor's Race
• 1848 Governor's Race

How did changes in GA's agriculture during the second half of the 20th century affect the distribution of population in the state?

• New agricultural practices were developed, leading more people to move to rural areas.
• Many small farms were consolidated into larger farms, causing thousands of farmers to move to the cities.
• Government assistance in farming helped local growers, allowing them to continue living in rural areas.
• New cotton mills were built as a result of the increase in cotton production, forcing people to move near the mills.

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision
• To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation
• To pass laws supporting integration of schools

Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader  of the modern Civil Rights movement?

• Benjamin Mays
• Herman Talmadge
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Lester Maddox

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What is significant about Maynard Jackson to the Civil Rights Movement?

•  First African Congressman since the 1860's
• First African American mayor of a major Southern city
• First African American Student at UGA

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating  Committee?

• SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism
• SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration
• SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington

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