Technological Advances

What effect did the changes in agricultural technology have on Georgia’s population after World War II?

• People migrated from cities to rural areas.

• People migrated from cities to rural areas.

• People migrated from eastern Georgia to western Georgia.

• People migrated from western Georgia to eastern Georgia.

Which mayor of Atlanta desegregated City Hall and brought professional sports teams to Atlanta?

• William B. Hartsfield

• Henry Grady

• Ellis Arnall

• Ivan Allen Jr.

Which of the following political positions did Ellis Arnall hold in Georgia’s government? 

• Senator

• Governor

• Representative

• Supreme Court Justice

What policy did Eugene Talmadge support that led to his reelection in 1946?

• reinstatement of the white primary

• overturning Plessy v Ferguson

• lowering the voting age

• ending Jim Crow laws

What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission?

• School districts should individually determine whether to desegregate.

• All schools should immediately begin the desegregation process.

• The state should improve African American schools rather than desegregate.

• The state should continue to resist federal civil rights legislative efforts.

Which event would eventually lead to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Albany Movement

• Atlanta Race Riot

Which person used resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act to eventually be elected Georgia’s governor?

• Eugene Talmadge

• Lester Maddox

• John Lewis

• Ellis Arnall