Georgia History Quiz

What led to the Great Migration according to the learning material?

• The desire for better education

• The shift of African American from southern farms to northern cities for jobs during WWI and WW2

• The introduction of new technology in agriculture

• The change in Georgia's state flag

Who was responsible for bringing professional sports teams to Atlanta?

• William B. Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• Melvin Thompson

• Eugene Talmadge

What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case as mentioned in the document?

• It was a case where a black student was denied entry to UGA

• It officially started the Civil Rights movement in 1954

• It was a case about changing the Georgia state flag

• It was a case that led to the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas

What was the outcome of Charlayne Hunter's application to UGA?

• She was immediately accepted

• She was denied and the case went to court

• She was accepted but not treated well once she got there

• She was accepted and became the governor of Georgia

What does the 14th amendment grant according to the document?

• The right to keep races separate as long as there are equal facilities

• Citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US including former slaves

• The right to change the state flag as a sign of resistance to integration

• The right for students to be escorted by the US Army to their high school

Who was MLK Jr.?

• A civil rights leader born in Atlanta

• The first African American mayor

• An openly segregationist Governor for GA

• The first African American to be elected to congress from GA since reconstruction

What was the purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• To integrate GA state patrol

• To protest against segregated bus stops, restrooms, and lunch counters

• To end segregation of bus transportation

• To allow the Federal Government to oversee elections in the south

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

• Ended poll taxes

• Banned segregation in all public places and employment discrimination

• Ended the literacy test and other barriers to African American voting

• Ended all forms of segregation in Albany, Georgia

What was the significance of the 24th amendment?

• It banned segregation in all public places

• It ended the literacy test and other barriers to African American voting

• It ended poll taxes

• It allowed the Federal Government to oversee elections in the south

Who was James Earl Ray?

• The first African American mayor

• A civil rights leader and congressman

• The last openly segregationist Governor for GA

• The assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.