Post WWII + Civil Rights

After WWII, Georgia's main agricultural focus shifted from cotton to ___________

• Pine Trees

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Poultry

What impact did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) have on Georgia's agricultural?

• It made farmers focus only on growing cotton

• Fixed the boll weevil problem in Georgia

• Made Georgia's farmers diversify and grow more crops

• Put young men to work during the Great Depression

True or False: In the 1800s and 1900s, farmers grew more and more dependent on technology.

• True

• False

Which Georgia politician is most known for his contributions to aviation?

• Melvin E. Thompson

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• Eugene Talmadge

• William B. Hartsfield

What did William B. Hartsfield nickname the city of Atlanta?

• Airplane City

• A City Too Busy To Hate

• Georgia's Sports City

• Empire of the South

This facility employees many Georgians and is known as the busiest airport in the world.

• The Airport of Atlanta

• Savannah Airport

• Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

• Montego Bay Airport

Match the description to the correct Mayor of Atlanta: This mayor brought the airport to Atlanta and contributed to the interstate system in Georgia.

• William B. Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

Match the description to the following Mayor of Atlanta: This mayor brought professional sports to Atlanta and established the MARTA (subway)

• William B. Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

What event caused the 1946 Georgia Governors Controversy

• Eugene Talmadge's Death

• Eugene Talmadge's Election

• The Boston Massacre

• Ivan Allen Jr. stepped down from mayor

The King v. Chapman case while Ellis Arnall was governor ended which disenfranchisement strategy in Georgia

• Poll Taxes

• Literacy Tests

• White Primaries

• Grandfather Clause