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20th Century Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two voting issues did Ellis Arnall enact as governor?

a)

Lowered voting age to 18

b)

Repealing of the poll tax

c)

Strengthened Jim Crow laws

d)

Gerrymandering the voting precincts

2.

Mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development of the city, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

Andrew Young

b)

Ivan Allen

c)

Carl Vinson

3.

"Father of the Two Ocean Navy" Georgia Congressman who was an advocate for a strong U.S. military; served 25 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the longest serving Congressman in U.S. history.

a)

Ivan Allen

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

William B. Hartsfield

4.

Georgia Governor and influential long term U.S. Senator. Noted for the creation of the National School Lunch Program.

a)

Zell Miller

b)

Ivan Allen

c)

Richard Russell

5.

Factory located in Marietta, Georgia. Produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. War effort.

a)

Bell Bomber Plant

b)

Marrietta Shooters

c)

Lockheed-Martin

6.

U.S. cargo ships made during WWII. In all, 187 of these ships were made in Georgia.

a)

Liberty Ships

b)

Pearl Harbor Boats

c)

Freedom Sails

7.

Act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military base.

a)

National Borrowers Act

b)

Debt-Lease Programs

c)

Lend-Lease Act

8.

American Naval Base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the U.S. entering WWII.

a)

Columbus

b)

Pear Harbor

c)

Ft. Mcpherson

9.
What word best completes this sentence: The _______ of Archduke Ferdinand led to the beginning of World War One.
a)
Election
b)
Birth
c)
Assassination
d)
Kidnapping
10.
What telegram was sent by Germany to Mexico encouraging Mexico to fight against the Americans?
a)
Don Pedro Telegram
b)
Helm Schmidt Telegram
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
El Sombrero Telegram
11.
What ship was sunk by the Germans prompted the U.S. to enter World War 1?
a)
Lusitania
b)
Britania
c)
Titanic
d)
Queen Elizabeth
12.
What insect destroyed the cotton crop in Georgia and other southern states?
a)
Roach
b)
Tennessee Barking Spider
c)
The Boll Weevil
d)
The Hound Tick
13.
Which is not true about Georgia's agriculture in the 1920s?
a)
Many farmers gave up their farms and moved to the cities.
b)
The destruction of the cotton crop forced farmers to diversify to other crops.
c)
Cotton ceased (stopped) being Georgia's primary agricultural product.
d)
Georgia's cotton production increased to record levels.
14.
Besides the boll weevil, what was another disaster suffered by Georgia farmers?
a)
Droughts
b)
Floods
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Ice storms
15.
Which was NOT a reason for the decline of cotton production in the 1920s? 
a)
drought 
b)
prices of cotton dropped after reaching an all-time high during WWI
c)
too much rain
d)
boll weevil
16.
What is a boll weevil and what impact did it have on the economy of Georgia? 
a)
a farmer who refused to move to the city despite hard times economically
b)
someone who buys goods using credit 
c)
an insect that destroyed cotton crops in the South causing farmers to lose money
d)
a white Georgian who moved north during the 1920s in search of work
17.
What is the BEST title for this graphic organizer?
a)
Reforms related to the Progressive Era
b)
Causes of the Great Depression
c)
Programs of the New Deal
d)
Economic Problems AFTER World War II
18.
What was the purpose of The Social Security Act when it started in 1935? 
a)
to provide a retirement fund for the elderly 
b)
to provide free food for poor Americans 
c)
to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard 
d)
to reduce stock market abuses
19.
Which New Deal program put young men to work on outdoor construction projects, such as planting trees? 
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Act 
b)
Rural Electrification Administration
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corportaion
d)
Civilian Conservation Corp
20.
Which New Deal program helped raise the price of cotton in Georgia by encouraging farmers to grow less of it? 
a)
Social Security Act 
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps 
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Rural Electrification Administration
21.
Which New Deal program brought electricity to rural Georgians?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corp
b)
Rural Electrification Administration
c)
Electric Company of Georgia
d)
Turn the lights on, honey!
22.

In what ways were the shipyards and the Bell Bomber Plant not only beneficial to the war effort but also to the people of Georgia?

a)

Bell Bomber Plant paid for shipyards to be built.

b)

Bell Bomber Plant helped families throughout the war.

c)

Bell Bomber Plant hired thousands of workers to produce B-29 bombers.

d)

Bell Bomber Plant helped thousands of workers to purchase land.

23.

Which was a major contribution of Georgia during World War II?

a)

Military bases were established that trained large numbers of U.S. troops.

b)

Research sites developed the technology for a prototype of the atomic bomb.

c)

Hospitals trained large numbers of doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps.

d)

. Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia army bases.

24.

A New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Rural Electrification Administration

25.

What was the Social Security Act?

a)

helped to create jobs for Americans

b)

helped raise the price in cotton in Georgia

c)

rural regions of the country received electricity

d)

created an economic safety net for seniors/disabled

26.

Which Georgia governor refused to go along with the New Deal programs?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

Ellis Arnall

d)

Herman Talmadge

27.

What was Georgia’s MOST important contribution to World War I?

a)

Railroads

b)

Military

c)

Agriculture

d)

Textiles

28.

How did Georgia contribute to WWI?

a)

Georgia textiles were used for farming.

b)

Georgia farmers grew produce.

c)

May Georgians fought in the war.

d)

All of the above.

29.

What was the severe economic downturn of the 1930ś called?

a)

The Great Recession

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Great Crash

d)

Black Tuesday

30.

The Little White House was

a)

FDRś getaway in Massachusetts

b)

Another name for the Presidentś home in Washington D.C.

c)

FDRś getaway in Georgia

d)

None of the above

31.

FDR suffered from a disease known as

a)

MS

b)

cancer

c)

autism

d)

polio

32.

The Georgia Governor who opposed many New Deal Programs was

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Richard Russell

d)

Eugene Talmadge

33.

Liberty ships were built in what two Georgia cities?

a)

Augusta

b)

Savannah

c)

Darian

d)

Brunswick

34.

Which person brought military bases to Georgia and served as a United States Senator?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

35.

Rooseveltś Little White House is located in what town in Georgia?

a)

Savannah

b)

Brunswick

c)

Atlanta

d)

Warm Springs

36.
All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?
a)
Asa Candler
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
c)
Andrew J. Young
d)
Maynard Jackson
37.
All of the phrases are describing what mid-20th Century Georgia governor?
a)
Ellis Arnall
b)
Joe E. Brown
c)
Joe Frank Harris
d)
Eugene Talmadge
38.
Which is the BEST description of Governor Ellis Arnall's justification for lowering the state's voting age to 18?
a)
Lowering the voting age would encourage more young people to graduate from high school.
b)
If 18-year-olds were allowed to vote, the state would gain more representation in the U.S. Congress.
c)
He believed that letting younger people vote would help ensure the passage of civil rights legislation.
d)
If 18-year-olds were old enough to be drafted and serve in the armed forces during World War II, they were responsible enough to vote.
39.
Helped bring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee.
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
40.
Which title is most appropriate for the circle at the center of this graphic? 
a)
Contributions to the Development of Atlanta after WWII 
b)
WWII Heroes from Georgia 
c)
Reasons for Decline in Atlanta Population
41.
World War 1 was also known as the:
a)
The War to end all wars
b)
The War between the states
c)
the Great War
d)
Both a and c
42.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
43.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
44.
10)  At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
45.
14)  The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
46.
Having pride in your country is known as
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperalism
d)
alliances
47.

Whose assassination sparked the war?

a)

Charles V

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Franz Joseph

d)

Wilhelm II

48.

What caused the United States enter WWI?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Zimmerman telegram

c)

Surrender of Russia

d)

Gas attacks on Paris

49.

Which event caused the United States to join WW2?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

b)

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

The D-Day Invasion

d)

The attack on Iwo Jima

50.

"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - A date which will live in infamy-"

This famous quote was said by what world leader?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Adolf Hitler

51.

Who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

The Muffin Man

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

52.

What two cities were hit by the A-bomb?

a)

Ching-Chong and Pow-Quang

b)

Tokyo and Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo and Hiroshima

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

53.
Why did some people criticize FDR's New Deal policies?
a)
Because they were unpopular with the general public
b)
Because they didn't decrease unemployment at all
c)
Because banks continued failing after he enacted them
d)
Because they were expensive and expanded government power
54.
Many people did not know that FDR had a disease called ________________________.
a)
cancer
b)
flu
c)
polio
d)
pox
55.
What was the name of the plan that FDR started to get people back to work?
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
New Deal
c)
Little White House
d)
Great Depression
56.
To relieve his pain, FDR visited his home in  ____________, Georgia.  
a)
New York
b)
Athens
c)
Atlanta
d)
Warm Springs
57.
What program was developed by FDR to help people find jobs?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
United Nations
d)
Great Society
58.
What program did FDR start that put people to work in national parks, forests, beaches, and campgrounds?
a)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
c)
Workers Progress Administration (WPA)
d)
United Nations (UN)
59.

What was the result of the slowing of the economy in the late 1920's?

a)

Jobs became available

b)

Factories overproduced products

c)

Stockholders and investors began selling their stocks

d)

People used the installment plan

60.

Why were the shantytowns built be the poor called "Hoovervilles"?

a)

The American people blamed Herbert Hoover for not helping them

b)

Herbert Hoover helped build the towns

c)

The American people wanted to honor Herbert Hoover by building a town named after him

d)

Roosevelt built the towns to help win the election against Hoover

61.

What three goals did President Roosevelt's New Deal program focus on?

a)

consumers, spending, and profit

b)

successes, controversies, and failures

c)

relief, recovery, and reform

d)

unemployment, jobs, and depression

62.

What did the Social Security Administration (SSA) do?

a)

Restored and maintained confidence in the banking system

b)

Built King's Mountain State Park

c)

Created savings accounts so people would have money when they retired or could no longer work

d)

Helped regulate the stock market; acted as the stock market "police"

63.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
64.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemploment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods

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