unit 9 Test

Which Georgia governor was incredibly racist, but at the same time hired many African Americans to work on his staff?

• Lester Maddox

• Ivan Allen

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Harsfield

The main purpose of this group was to desegregate public places....

• Student non-violent Coordinating Committee

• Student Sit-in committee

• Student Civil rights Committee

• MLK non-violent coordinating committee

what were protestors hoping to accomplish when they marched to Washington D.C.?

• end slavery?

• pressure lawmakers into passing a civil rights law.

• end the civil rights movement

• All of these are true.

Why was the Georgia supreme court forced to decide who was the governor after the 1946 gubernatorial race?

• The governor elect, Eugene Talmage died after taking office.

• Governor Ellis Arnall claimed Eugene cheated to win, and refused to leave office.

• The elected governor died before taking office, and two men claimed they deserved to be governor.

• the governor-elect died after taking office leaving a turmoil due to Arnall saying he should be governor after him, the Lt. Governor supporting Arnall, and at this point I am simply making this longer for no reason.

which governor was known for his involvement in aviation, and due to that, adding his name to the Airport?

• William Hartsfield

• Maynard Jackson

• Ivan Allen

• Lester Maddox

Which of the men listed have spent the vast majority of their time after being president, working on humanitarian causes?

• Barack Obama

• Bill Clinton

• FDR

• Jimmy Carter

Following WW2, what about Atlanta changed?

• Following the war, where men fought beside each other, people were less focused on race.

• there was less of a focus on farming, and more on industry

• New farming technology led to a boom in agriculture

• A new focus on trade through the port of Atlanta.

Following Brown v. BOE, which group was formed in Georgia to determine how people felt about desegregation? And what did it achieve?

• Sidney commission: total desegregation of Georgia

• Sibley commission: some desegregation, but most schools stayed segregated.

• SNCC: It was able to convince most Georgians segregation was wrong

• none of these are true.

Which of these men was a state senator before becoming governor of Georgia?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ellis Arnall

• Jimmy Carter

• William Hartsfield

Which mayor expanded the airport and improved African American business opportunities by giving them a fair shot at government contracts?

• Maynard Jackson

• William Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen

• Zell. B. Miller