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Second Semester Final Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was governor of GA during the New Deal and opposed many of the programs?
a)
Ellis Arnall
b)
Eugene Talmadge
c)
James V. Carmichael
d)
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
2.
Who created the New Deal?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
3.
What was the program that brought electricity to rural areas?
a)
NIRA
b)
CCC
c)
REA
d)
WPA
4.
 Which New Deal program was created to give help to older, retired workers?
a)
SSA
b)
Welfare
c)
CCC
d)
NRA
5.
This New Deal program put young unmarried men to work
a)
AAA
b)
SSA
c)
CCC
d)
REA
6.
The AAA helped farmers by 
a)
persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.
b)
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.
c)
paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton to increase.
d)
helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.
7.
The New Deal did little to help the people of Georgia.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Why did Roosevelt visit GA?
a)
His wife had been raised here.
b)
His Vice President was from here.
c)
To visit Warm Springs for polio treatments.
d)
He needed to encourage GA legislators to vote for the New Deal.
9.
Lend-lease was a deal between the U.S. and Great Britain to 
a)
stay out of WWI.
b)
supply iron and oil to Japan.
c)
divide land acquired from the Mexican War.
d)
let Great Britain borrow weapons.
10.
What got the U.S. involved in WWII?
a)
The assassination of JFK
b)
Germany's invasion of Poland
c)
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
The terror attacks on 9/11
11.
How is the Plessy case related to Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
Both cases addressed the need for due process of law.
b)
Both cases dealt with the rights of minors in school.
c)
The Brown decision overturned the Plessy decision.
d)
The Brown case was a precedent (an earlier event) for the Plessy case.
12.
What way did Dr. King use to promote change?
a)
electoral process
b)
violent resistance
c)
nonviolent resistance
d)
surface compliance
13.
This law prohibits discrimination by employers based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
a)
Title IX
b)
24th Amendment
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
14.
What famous speech was given at the March on D.C.?
a)
I Have A Dream
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
A Time for Choosing
d)
Acres of Diamonds
15.
How is Maynard Jackson related to the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
He was the successor to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the SCLC.
b)
He was the first African American to serve as mayor of Atlanta.
c)
He was one of the main supporters of building a major airport in Atlanta.
d)
He was one of the founders of the SNCC.
16.
Who below was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was the first African American elected to the House from Georgia since Reconstruction?
a)
Andrew Young
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
George Busbee
d)
Maynard Jackson
17.
How did hosting the 1996 Olympics benefit GA?
a)
They provided an economic boost for the state.
b)
They created a water shortage for the city of Atlanta.
c)
They allowed Georgia farmers to produce more crops.
d)
They left the state in debt after the games.
18.
What scene is being represented on the first pages of the book?
a)
The March on D.C.
b)
The March from Selma to Montgomery
c)
The Freedom Rides
d)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
19.
When John Lewis is in his office with some constituents from GA they discuss going to an inauguration. Whose inauguration are they planning on attending that day?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Marco Rubio
20.
When John Lewis was growing up on his family farm, what animal was he most drawn to?
a)
cows
b)
horses
c)
chickens
d)
pigs
21.
What job did John Lewis dream of having when he grew up?
a)
doctor
b)
lawyer
c)
minister/preacher
d)
teacher
22.
What is a congregation?
a)
religious audience in church
b)
group of KKK members
23.
Where did John go during the summer of 1951?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east 
d)
west
24.
Why did he and his uncle have to carry food with them?
a)
John had allergies
b)
They were not allowed to eat in restaurants in the South.
c)
There were no restaurants on the trip.
d)
They didn't have enough money to eat in a restaurant.
25.
John saw many things that upset him on his way to school every day but he said he was in heaven once he arrived. What was his favorite place in the school?
a)
cafeteria
b)
library
c)
classroom
d)
playground
26.
What Supreme Court case turned his world upside down?
a)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
b)
N.J. vs. T.L.O.
c)
Brown vs. Board of Education
d)
Giddeon vs. Wainwright
27.
Whose murder upset John greatly?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Emmettt Till
d)
Hosea Williams
28.
John was attending college but wanted to transfer to what university?
a)
Troy
b)
Morehouse
c)
Spelman
d)
Clark-Atlanta
29.
During his workshop about non-violent resistance, who did Jim Lawson speak about using the way of nonviolence to free an entire nation of people?
a)
Mahatma Ghandi
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Jim Lewis
d)
Rosa Parks
30.
Because of his attempts to try to desegregate this university who did he get the opportunity to meet?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Eugene Talmadge
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Gandhi
31.
During a second workshop, ministers and students from different schools came together to do which of the following?
a)
Play the role of angry African-Americans
b)
Create violence
c)
Learn how to resist violence during protesting
d)
To put each other down so African-Americans did not have the will to protest
32.
What was the first target of the nonviolent protests?
a)
Schools
b)
Clothing boutiques
c)
Churches
d)
Department store lunch counters
33.
Which department story did John Lewis's group target first?
a)
Sears
b)
JCPenney
c)
Woolworth's
d)
Bloomingdale's
34.
Who deserved to be arrested as a result of the sit-in movement?
a)
The mob
b)
The police
c)
The employees of Woolworth's
d)
The protestors
35.
82 of those participating in the sit-in went to jail. The bail was originally set at $100 to be released. What did each protester actually pay to be released?
a)
$5
b)
$10
c)
The original amount
d)
Nothing; they were released anyway.
36.
At the court hearing after the sit-ins, the lead attorney for the protestors, Z. Alexander Looby, refused to charge them anything for his services. This man was the first black man on Nashville's city council in forty years and worked with which famous Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Antonin Scalia
b)
John Roberts
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
37.
As a result of the sit-ins and protesting, the local churches and black community decided to take an even larger economic stance and do which of the following?
a)
Boycott all of the downtown stores
b)
Boycott the bus system
c)
Only purchased food at department stores
d)
Only attended social gatherings at their churches
38.
What was the SCLC?
a)
Southern Church League Committee
b)
Segregation Conference and Learning Center
c)
Segregation Committee for Leadership Conferences
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conferene
39.
What was the purpose of the march from Tennessee State to city hall?
a)
To seek approval for the sit-ins
b)
To gather to protest the fines that had be be paid into the court
c)
To dramatize the bombing of the Looby's House
d)
To rally for peace among the citizens of the city
40.

What happens to a bill passed by the legislature if the governor does not veto it, but does not sign it?

a)

the bill goes back to the Senate

b)

the bill goes back to the House of Representatives

c)

the bill is killed

d)

the bill becomes a law

41.

The minimum age for a person to be a senator in the General Assembly is

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

35

42.

The minimum age for a person to be a member of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly is

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

35

43.

A regular session of the Georgia General Assembly is

a)

30 days

b)

35 days

c)

40 days

d)

45 days

44.

Georgia's state motto that is on the flag

a)

wisdom and fairness.

b)

wisdom, justice, and moderation.

c)

insight and moderation.

d)

fairness and calmness.

45.

A grand jury decides

a)

guilty

b)

innocent

c)

if someone should stand trial for a crime

d)

not guilty

46.

The governor and lieutenant governor are

a)

part of the executive branch and are elected separately.

b)

part of the judicial branch and elected to a 6 year term.

c)

are part of the federal branch and must be of the same political party.

47.

What was the main goal of Lincoln's presidency?

a)

preserve the Union

b)

encourage sectionalism

c)

enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

end slavery throughout the entire country

48.

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Annex new territories from Mexico.

b)

Abolish slavery in the US

c)

Force South Carolina to secede from the Union

d)

To balance political power between "free" and "slave" states

49.

What compromise resulted in the admission of California as a free state

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

50.

Term that refers to the idea that Southern states had the authority to make their own laws regarding slavery.

a)

secession

b)

sectionalism

c)

states' rights

d)

equal protection

51.

The GA Platform succeeded in saving the Union from collapse by

a)

quieting radicals who wanted to secede after the Compromise of 1850

b)

balancing the number of slave states with the number of free states

c)

threatening a Civil War if the North decided to secede from the Union

d)

establishing the guidelines for the creation of the Compromise of 1850

52.

Strategy of the South to win the war

a)

Blockade of the ports

b)

combination of military and civilian targets

c)

King Cotton Diplomacy

53.

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the battle of

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Antietam

54.

The Emancipation Proclamation was an effort to end the war with the South by allowing

a)

all slaves to be freed

b)

only male slaves to be freed

c)

the South could keep their slave if they stopped fighting

d)

the slaves to decide if they wanted to remain on the plantations

55.

Why was Chickamauga important to both the North and the South?

a)

It was near a major railroad center.

b)

It was a major recruiting center for the Soutth.

c)

It was near 2 state capitals.

d)

It had a number of factories that produced war supplies.

56.

The 13th amendment

a)

ended slavery.

b)

gave citizenship rights.

c)

gave the right to vote to all males.

57.

The 14th amendment

a)

ended slavery.

b)

gave citizenship rights.

c)

gave the right to vote to all males.

58.

The 15th amendment

a)

ended slavery.

b)

gave citizenship rights.

c)

gave the right to vote to all males.

59.

Why was Plessy v. Ferguson so important?

a)

The case eliminated the power of suffrage in states in the area of civil rights.

b)

The case abolished the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

c)

The case provided for legal basis (precedent) for segregation.

d)

The case provided for voting rights for all Americans.

60.

What early Civil rights leader gave the famous "Atlanta Compromise Speech"?

a)

WEB DuBois

b)

A. Philip Randolph

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

61.

As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson would have been MOST likely to support causes of

a)

bankers.

b)

industrialists.

c)

farmers and the working class.

d)

African American and immigrants.

62.

The Bourbon Triumvirate all supported

a)

expanding industry in Georgia.

b)

high taxes for state residents.

c)

equal rights for newly freed slaves.

d)

shutting down the coal mining industry.

63.

Which event was caused by Atlanta newspapers untrue reports that black men were attacking white women?

a)

Albany movement

b)

Civil Rights movement

c)

Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

d)

1881 International Cotton Exposition

64.

Suffrage means

a)

farming

b)

voting

c)

racial violence

65.

An obvious defect in the US banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was

a)

excessive government regulation of banks.

b)

the federal government's ownership of banks.

c)

an excessive amount of currency in circulation.

d)

The lack of protection (insurance) for funds deposited by individuals in banks.

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