Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the Green Revolution?

• A period of advancements in military technology and science.

• A period of advancements in agricultural technology and science.

• A social movement focused on environmental conservation.

• A political movement that led to the change of government in many countries.

An investigation by lawyer John Sibley to determine what should be done about integration in the state. It found that the majority of Georgians would rather close the state’s public schools than integrate them. Despite this finding, Sibley recommended that Georgia’s public schools desegregate on a limited basis.

• Sibley Commission

• Georgia Commission

Georgia’s flag from 1956 to 2001; its design resembled the battle flag of the Confederate States of America. It is often referred to as a show of resistance towards the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

• 1956 flag

• 2024 flag

• 1983 flag

• 1776 flag

An election surrounded in controversy when three men claimed to be the legitimate governor of Georgia following Eugene Talmadge’s death; the race was finally settled by the state’s Supreme Court and a special election.

• Herman Talmadge

• 1946 Governors Race

• 2024 Election

Who was William B. Hartsfield?

• The founder of Atlanta's first airport.

• A civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr.

• Atlanta’s longest serving mayor who was instrumental in aviation and civil rights.

• A governor of Georgia who faced controversy in the 1946 election.

What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• It upheld the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

• It mandated desegregation of the United States' public schools.

• It led to the creation of the Sibley Commission.

• It was a case that led to the 1956 Flag of Georgia.

What was the primary objective of the Albany Movement?

• To promote peaceful protests for civil rights.

• To desegregate the city of Albany, Georgia, and the surrounding community.

• To organize the March on Washington.

• To elect John Lewis as a U.S. Representative.

What was the significance of the March on Washington?

• It was a protest led by the SCLC to promote religious freedom.

• It was a march where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

• It was a march organized by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee for jobs.

• It was a march that led to the desegregation of schools in Washington D.C.

Areas of high population density characteristic of cities. Improvements in agricultural technology and science, alongside the devastating effects of the drought and boll weevil led to the growth of these areas in Georgia following World War II.

• rural area

• urban area

• city

• small town

Match the following

• free space

• free space

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committe

• A civil rights organization formed by college students. It urged nonviolent protests as a way to gain integration, however, the group became more militant

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• A civil rights organization led by southern religious leaders founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. It promoted the right to peaceful protest.