Post WWII and Civil Rights Movement in Georgia

Who first called Atlanta the "city too busy to hate"?

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ivan Allen

• Ellis Arnall

• William Hartsfield

Which best describes the most important change in Georgia agriculture? 

• War veterans went to college on the GI Bill

• Agriculture was diversified for the first time

• Jim Crow Laws were abolished

• Georgia's industries and businesses became diversified

After WWII, Georgia’s agricultural focus underwent change. Cotton was no longer the predominant crop.  It was replaced by row crops like peanuts and… (SS8H10A)

• Sheep

• Wheat

• Poultry

• Goats

What is the relationship between the end of the White Primary and the 1946 Governor's Race?

• GA began to elect governors who supported integration.

• GA showed its support for the Civil Rights movement by restoring voting rights to women.

• GA began to elect a series of segregationist governors.

• GA showed its support for Dr. King by electing him governor in 1946.

Who was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement from Georgia?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Frederick Douglass

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DOK Level 1: Recall

In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which resonated strongly with the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia?

• 1955

• 1963

• 1968

• 1970

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DOK Level 1: Recall

One factor that caused Atlanta's business and political leaders to promote the city as "the city too busy to hate" was

• the peaceful integration of Atlanta's schools

• the election of Ivan Allen Jr.

• the promotion of New Deal programs

• the Olympic games

Which amendment granted African Americans the right to vote and significantly affected Georgia's political landscape?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which statements best reflect the point-of-view of members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) during the Civil Rights Movement? (Choose 2)

• I do not like to do Sit ins.

• The SNCC is an independent group and we do not like to work with the SCLC

• I march because i care about humanity.

• You may attack me but I will continue to sit at this lunch counter until I am served.

When did Georgia change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

• Before Brown v. Board of Education to pay tribute to the civil war.

• After Brown V. Board of Education to show Georgia's resistance to the federal government's integration laws

• The Georgia flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag.