WorksheetsUnit 4 SSH7-10
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Georgia governor brought social change by abolishing the poll tax and revising the state's constitution?
a)
Ellis Arnall
b)
Henry Grady
c)
Eugene Talmage
d)
Joseph E. Brown
2.
Ellis Arnall was elected Governor in 1942. During his four years in office, he worked to make Georgia a better place to live. Among his many accomplishments, Governor Arnall is recognized for
a)
making cotton the most important agricultural product in Georgia.
b)
bringing Delta airlines and Braves baseball to Atlanta.
c)
appointing Andrew Young mayor of Atlanta.
d)
restoring accreditation to Georgia’s colleges and universities.
3.
Professional sports in Georgia produced which of the following?
a)
End of the Bourbon Triumvirate
b)
Birth of the New South
c)
Economic Growth
d)
Agricultural growth
4.
How did William B. Hartsfield impact the economic development in Georgia?
a)
He integrated public schools on his first day in office.
b)
He developed the transportation system in Atlanta to support more trade.
c)
He helped University of Georgia gain its accreditation.
d)
He worked with FDR to implement New Deal policies after Talmadge left office.
5.
Ivan Allen was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1962. On the day he became mayor, he did something unusual for a southern mayor. What did he do?
a)
He demanded that Atlanta remain a segregated city
b)
He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through downtown Atlanta.
c)
He ordered that all restaurants be open to all citizens regardless of color
d)
He ordered the immediate removal of the Colored and White signs on all entrances and exits to City Hall.
6.
Which of the following describes a significant change in Georgia agriculture after World War II?
a)
Farmers began to support the Republican Party.
b)
The state produced a greater variety of cash crops.
c)
Cotton was no longer produced.
d)
Farmers gave up producing food crops in favor of crops that could be used to produce textiles.
7.
How did the New Deal and new farming technology impact the development of Georgia economically?
a)
It caused the number of farms to rise in Georgia.
b)
Many Tennant farmers and Sharecroppers bought land to farm.
c)
Agriculture became focused on fewer but larger farms.
d)
many farmers began planting cash crops because it was more profitable.
8.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Little White House was in Warm Springs, Georgia. Why did the president often travel to Georgia?
a)
President Roosevelt built the Little White House so that he would have a place to meet foreign leaders away from Washington.
b)
President Roosevelt suffered from polio and swam in the healing water of Warm Springs
c)
President Roosevelt operated several large farms in the Warm Spring area.
d)
President Roosevelt enjoyed the relaxing lifestyle in rural Georgia.
9.
Richard B. Russell served in the U.S. Senate and helped to bring economic change to Georgia by using his influence to bring _________ to Georgia.
a)
The Little White House
b)
Military Bases
c)
More colleges and universities
d)
More public schools
10.
Which was a major contribution of Georgia during World War II?
a)
Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia military bases
b)
Military bases were established that trained large numbers of U.S. troops
c)
Research sites developed the technology for a prototype of the atomic bomb
d)
Hospitals trained large numbers of doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps
11.
Where in Georgia were the Liberty ships built during World War II?
a)
Atlanta and Augusta
b)
Brunswick and Jekyll Island
c)
Brunswick and Savannah
d)
St. Simmons Island and Augusta
12.
What was the name of the Marietta factory used to build B-29 bombers during WWII?
a)
Marietta Bomber Plant
b)
Lockheed-Martin
c)
Bell Aircraft
d)
Delta
13.
Carl Vinson represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives from 1914 until 1965. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Johnson and had a nuclear warship named for him by President Nixon. Why was Carl Vinson recognized by two United States presidents?
a)
He served as vice-president under both Presidents Johnson and Nixon.
b)
He negotiated peace between the United States and the Soviet Union.
c)
Before retiring to his farm in Milledgeville, he became the president of the University of Georgia.
d)
He was a major influence in promoting a strong national defense before and after World War II.
14.
Which describes the involvement of the United States in WWII before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
The US provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
b)
The US maintained strict neutrality with no involvement in the war.
c)
The US provided advisory troops to Germany.
d)
The US secretly sank German submarines.
15.
Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal was based on the idea that the government should
a)
own and operate the nation's key industries
b)
assign the responsibility to local communities for social welfare programs
c)
protect individuals against the risks that they cannot handle on their own
d)
allow the return of trusts and monopolies as major economic forces
16.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the United States
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
17.
One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the original purpose of this program?
a)
to provide a retirement fund for the elderly.
b)
to help those who had lost money in the stock market crash.
c)
to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard.
d)
to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash.
18.
Which New Deal program restricted agricultural production by paying farmers to grow fewer crops?
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
Social Security
c)
Rural Electrification Administration
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
19.
The purpose of Social Security is to
a)
Create a system to save the banks
b)
Protect the federal government from bad investments
c)
Create a system of retirement and unemployment benefits
d)
Give all workers in the United States a savings plan for the future.
20.
A New Deal program that helped many rural Georgians was the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). Why was the REA so important to rural Georgians?
a)
Farmers were able to charge much more for their crops due to electricity.
b)
Electric water pumps, lights and appliances made farm life much easier
c)
By 1940, rural Georgians were finally able to watch television
d)
Farmers began to use electric machines to plant and harvest their crops
21.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a popular New Deal program because it put unemployed people to work during the Depression. What was a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
a)
The U.S. army doubled in size because the CCC was a part of the army.
b)
The CCC restored the cotton crop in Georgia and allowed farmers to make a good living on the farm
c)
The CCC provided labor in the Bell Bomber plant in Marietta, Georgia.
d)
Many men across Georgia and the U.S. built public facilities, many of which exist to this day.
22.
What action by Eugene Talmadge resulted in the loss of accreditation of Georgia's public colleges and universities?
a)
He withheld federal funds from Georgia's public colleges and universities
b)
He ordered the Confederate flag to be flown at all the colleges in Georgia
c)
He fired two University System administrators who supported integration
d)
He approved the admission of several black students at the University of Georgia
23.
Eugene Talmadge became governor of Georgia in 1933. He disliked relief efforts, public welfare and debts. As a result of these beliefs, Governor Talmadge
a)
tried to get rid of all of the New Deal programs in Georgia
b)
ran for president against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936
c)
resigned from the office of governor in protest against the New Deal
d)
raised property taxes to cover the cost of unemployment programs
24.
During most of the 1920s, which group experienced the most severe economic problems?
a)
owners of small family farms
b)
workers in the automobile industry
c)
bankers in urban centers
d)
entertainers in the field of radio
25.
What United States president is blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
26.
* Borrowing more money than could be repaid
* Speculating in the Stock Market
* Overproducing farm products These events led to
* Speculating in the Stock Market
* Overproducing farm products These events led to
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Great Society
c)
Hoover's re-election
d)
World War II
27.
What was the cause for farmers to leave their farms and migrate to the industrious North?
a)
Many slaves were looking for entry level positions in factories
b)
The consolidation of many farms in the South left many sharecroppers looking for work
c)
Many farmers wanted to invest in industry in the North and no longer wanted to farm.
d)
The rising cost of farm equipment, the boll weevil, and the drought caused many farmers to lose their farms
28.
What two events occurred causing Georgia’s economy to weaken before the Great Depression?
a)
Prohibition and disenfranchisement
b)
The boll weevil and the drought
c)
Child labor laws and the convict lease system
d)
The election of Woodrow Wilson and the start of WWI
29.
During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, the most important source of income for Georgia farmers was cotton. What caused cotton production to drop from 2.8 million bales in 1914 to 600,000 bales in 1923?
a)
The banks canceled all of the loans to farmers and drove them into bankruptcy
b)
Cotton mills began to import cotton from Egypt and no longer needed Georgia cotton.
c)
The price of labor increased dramatically after World War I and landowners couldn’t afford to grow cotton
d)
A small, grayish long-snouted beetle called the boll weevil destroyed cotton in the field
30.
World War I begins with ________________ and ends with the signing of____________.
a)
The Japanese bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor, and Treaty of Paris
b)
German U-boats sank the Lusitania, and Treaty of Berlin
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and Treaty of Versailles
d)
Adolf Hitler invaded weaker, neighboring countries in Europe and Treaty of Tordesillas
31.
How did WWI help boost the economy in Georgia?
a)
Cotton production increased
b)
Military bases were opened to help train and house soldiers
c)
The Red Cross was established
d)
Taxes were increased to help pay for the war
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