GA Post WWII and review

Who was the Atlanta mayor who helped bring pro sports teams to Georgia?

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• William Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

This person was elected Lieutenant Governor and claimed he had a right to be Governor.

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• Herman Talmadge

• William Hartsfield

Who was Eugene’s son & was part of the “3 Governor Controversy"?

• Herman Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• Ivan Allen Jr.

6 term Atlanta mayor that brought the airport to the city

• William Hartsfield

• Ellis Arnall

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ivan Allen Jr.

This governor refused to leave his office and had to be escorted out by state troopers.

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• Ivan Allen Jr.

Mayor that had the “White-Only” & “Colored” segregation signs removed in the state capital, Atlanta.

• Eugene Talmadge

• Herman Talmadge

• William Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

Georgia’s General Assembly wanted him to follow in his father’s footsteps as Governor, even though his name “written in” and he technically did not run.

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• Herman Talmadge

• William Hartsfield

Who won the 1946 Governor’s election, but passed away before he could take office?

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Talmadge

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ivan Allen Jr.

What was the name given to the controversy that made the entire nation call Georgia a laughingstock?

• White Primary

• Agricultural Changes

• Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

• 1946 Governor's Race

Who were the three people involved in the "3 Governor's Controversy"? Choose all that apply.

• Ellis Arnall

• Herman Talmadge

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• William Hartsfield

• Melvin Thompson