H10 Quiz Review

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.

• There was a higher tax on farm animals.

Which is the BEST description of the effect that tractors and other motorized implements have had on Georgia agriculture in the years following World War II?

• Georgia's crop yields decreased because of increased pollution.

• Pine trees replaced cotton as Georgia's most profitable agricultural product.

• The efficiency of Georgia's farming improved and a single farmer could work a larger plot of land.

• Tractors and motorized implements had no effect of agriculture in Georgia in the years following World War II.

Why is Atlanta’s longest serving mayor, William B. 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.

Which Georgia leader created the motto “the city too busy to hate” to describe Atlanta?

• William B. Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• Ellis Arnall

• Eugene Talmadge

Which team did NOT begin play during the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.?

• Atlanta Hawks

• Atlanta Braves

• Atlanta Falcons

• Atlanta Flames

Which word best describes Ivan Allen’s political point of view?

• Communist

• Moderate

• Segregation

• Progressive

Which statement best describes the purpose of the white primary?

• To increase voter turnout in White County, Georgia

• To make voting difficult for white rural citizens.

• To ensure white conservative candidates won elections.

• To prevent African Americans from voting.

How did the ending of the white primary affect the 1946 governor’s race?

• Herman Talmadge won because of votes received in the new primary systems.

• M.E. Thompson won because he stayed out of the white primary debate.

• Ellis Arnall won because he allowed the white primary to end.

• Eugene Talmage won because he promised to bring to back the white primary.

Former governor Eugene Talmadge brought about the “Three Governors Affair” when he ____________.

• ran against three other candidates and won.

• resigned from office.

• won the primary but died before taking office.

• challenged all opponents to three public debates.

The “three governors” controversy was resolved by the Georgia Supreme Court ruling that

• Lt. Gov. M.E. Thompson should be governor until the next election.

• Herman Talmadge should be governor since he had the most write in votes.

• Gov. Ellis Arnall should remain as governor until a special election was held

• A special election be held immediately.