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2019 Interim Review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

MLK, Jr. believed in gaining civil rights through

a)

physical fighting.

b)

peaceful protests.

c)

military force.

d)

violence only when necessary.

2.

What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

They supported the earlier case of Plessy V. Ferguson

b)

They said that segregation schools needed to be more equal.

c)

They said that segregation was no longer allowed in public school.

d)

They said that it was up to the individual states to determine if they would have segregated schools or not.

3.

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

a)

Before Brown v. Board of Education.

b)

After Brown V. Board of Education

c)

The Georgia flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag.

4.

The Sibley Commission was formed to ___?

a)

Determine how Georgian's felt about the integration of public schools.

b)

Decide on the new state flag.

c)

Settle the Three Governors Controversy.

d)

Determine the success of the Albany Movement.

5.

Which group conducted sit-ins at lunch counters in order to boycott businesses that wouldn’t serve blacks

a)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

b)

Sibley Commission

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

General Assembly

6.

What event is being described: 250,000 protesters came; Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"; Led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

a)

Albany Movement

b)

March on Washington

c)

March from Selma to Montgomery

d)

Atlanta Race Riot

7.

What event took place in southern Georgia from 1961 to 1962 with the goal of ending all types of segregation in the city?

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

Greensboro sit-ins

c)

Albany Movement

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

8.
This man was elected president in 1976. He is our 39th president and the ONLY one from Georgia ever to be elected.
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Maynard Jackson
9.
72 million visitors came to Georgia to witness this event; it created revenue of more than $5billion; built sports venues and parks increased international recognition; also the event that killed Alice Hawthorne and wounded 117 others at Centennial Olympic Park.
a)
1996 Olympic Games
b)
The Million Man March
c)
March on Washington
d)
Free Style Olympics
10.
Which of the following is correct about Jimmy Carter?
a)
 He was the only Georgian to serve as president of the United States.
b)
He established the HOPE scholarship
c)
He was the first mayor of Atlanta, GA
d)
He was president for two terms.
11.

A Georgian who supported sates’ rights and white supremacy would have been most supportive of which politician?

a)

Herman Talmadge

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Benjamin Mays

12.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education most affected which of the following?

a)

Integration in private businesses

b)

Racial policies in public schools

c)

The amount of state funds granted to public schools.

d)

A. The number of public schools in Georgia

13.

Which Georgia governor refused to serve African Americans in his restaurant?

a)

Lester Maddox

b)

Herman Talmadge

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Andrew Young

14.

Who was Maynard Jackson?

a)

The first Republican elected to Congress since Reconstruction

b)

Georgia’s first African American governor

c)

Mayor of Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics

d)

Atlanta’s first African American mayor

15.

Which African American politician began as an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and was the first African American Senator elected since Reconstruction?

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Benjamin Mays

c)

Andrew Young

d)

Lester Maddox

16.
SS8H12d) What important event did Atlanta host in 1996?
a)
World Series
b)
Olympics
c)
International Cotton Expo
17.
(SS8H11b) First African-American Mayor of Atlanta.
a)
Sonny Perdue
b)
Andrew Young
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Maynard Jackson
18.
(SS8H11c) First African-American Congressman since Reconstruction.
a)
Sonny Perdue
b)
Andrew Young
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Maynard Jackson
19.
SS8H12b) First and only Georgian to be elected President.
a)
Sonny Perdue
b)
Andrew Young
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Maynard Jackson
20.

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

a)

to protect private property rights

b)

to prevent school desegregation

c)

to study the effects of integration

d)

to get the opinion of how Georgians felt about Brown v. Board of Education.

21.

Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

a)

Albany Movement

b)

Brown Vs. Board of Education

c)

SNCC

d)

March on Washington

22.
Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader  of the modern Civil Rights movement?
a)
Benjamin Mays
b)
Herman Talmadge
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Lester Maddox
23.

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

a)

SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism

b)

SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration

c)

SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington

d)

SNCC was not a part of the Civil Rights Movement

24.

What did the South do in opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

a)

Added the Constatine battle flag to the Georgia state flag

b)

Added the Confederate Battle flag to the Georgia state flag

c)

Added thirteen bars to the Georgia State flag

d)

They seceded from the Union

25.
What legislation was passed in 1964 to guarantee voting rights, prohibit segregation in public places, ban segregation by trade unions, schools and employers, call for the desegregation of public schools, and assure nondiscrimination in the distribution of federal funds?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1960
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1963
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1946
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
26.

Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous "I have a dream " speech?

a)

Vermont

b)

March on Washington

c)

Million Man March

d)

Albany Movement

27.
Did all states immediately integrate schools after the Brown v. Board of  Education decision?
a)
Yes
b)
NO
28.

He was a governor of GA from 1967 to 1971. He believed strongly in states' rights and segregation.He became a public figure when he refused to serve African Americans in his Atlanta restaurant in defiance of the Civil Rights Act.

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Herman Talmadge

d)

Andrew Young

29.
This man was governor of GA from 1967 to 1971.  While in office, he surprised many people by putting more African Americans into government jobs than ever before. It was a surprise because earlier he was a segregationists who wanted to close his restaurant rather than obey the law.
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Maynard Jackson
c)
Benjamin Mays
d)
Lester Maddox
30.
President Jimmy Carter named this man an ambassador to the United Nations in 1977. In 1981, he was elected   mayor of Atlanta , succeeding Maynard Jackson.  He was a civil rights activist and the first African American to be elected as a U.S. Congressman since Reconstruction.
a)
Maynard Jackson
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
31.

Which term means keeping blacks and whites apart in public places/

a)

integration

b)

segregation

c)

desegregation

d)

Civil Rights

32.
Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
a)
He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
b)
He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.
c)
He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
d)
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
33.
Helped bring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee.
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
34.
What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?
a)
Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.
b)
. Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.
c)
Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.
35.
What factory was opened in Marietta which created B-29 Bombers for the Allied Powers? 
a)
Shipyards
b)
Fieldale
c)
Bell Bomber Plant
d)
Pearl Harbor
36.
How did Georgia’s military bases help during World War II?       
a)
they gave jobs to the people of Georgia, which helped its economy
b)
they trained soldiers to fight in the war
c)
they housed prisoners of war
d)
all of the above are correct
37.
How did the Bell Bomber Plant affect Georgia and the United States during WWII?
a)
planes at this plant were built in Marietta, Georgia and helped the state add people to the workforce, which helped Georgia to get out of the Great Depression
b)
more people traveled by plane
c)
It didn't affect Georgia
38.
How did men like Carl Vinson and Richard Russell have an influence on Georgia’s economy?
a)
The state of Georgia was used to build many new military projects
b)
Both men worked with the government to increase military projects
c)
Both men worked with the government to increase military spending
d)
all of the above are correct
39.
A progressive Georgian in the 1940s who wanted to end the poll tax and see African Americans treated equally would have supported which governor?
a)
Herman Talmadge
b)
Ellis Arnall
c)
Eugene Talmadge
d)
Lester Maddox
40.
Which businessman served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970 and brought three of Atlanta's professional sports franchises?
a)
Eugene Talmadge
b)
Ellis Arnall
c)
William B. Hartsfield
d)
Ivan Allen Jr.
41.
All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?
a)
Asa Candler
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
c)
Andrew J. Young
d)
Maynard Jackson
42.
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
43.
Ordered all segregation signs removed from City Hall in 1962.
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
44.
Oversaw the peaceful integration of schools in 1961.
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
45.
Known as the "Father of Aviation in Atlanta."
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
46.

Which individual was responsible for bringing the 3 professional sports teams to Atlanta?

a)

William B. Hartsfield

b)

Ivan Allen Jr.

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Ellis Arnall

47.

William B. Hartsfield played a huge role in the creation of (the) _____________

a)

Georgia Dome

b)

State Farm Arena

c)

Lake Lanier

d)

Atlanta's first airport

48.

Who was the original winner of the 1946 Democratic primary but died before beginning his fourth term?

a)

Herman Talmadge

b)

Ellis Arnall

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Melvin E. Thompson

49.

After WWII, many Georgians were moving from ____________ areas to ______________ areas.

a)

rural; urban

b)

poor; rich

c)

Blue Ridge; piedmont

d)

urban; rural

50.

Which of the following played a role in decreasing the amount of farm jobs?

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Better farming techniques

c)

Larger and better machinery

d)

Cotton Gin

51.

The event where three men claimed Georgia's highest political office is known as what?

a)

"The Election Heard 'Round the World"

b)

"The Gilded Age"

c)

"Tri-Governor's Affair"

d)

"Three Governors Controversy"

52.
Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
 The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.
b)
 The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain
c)
 The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
d)
 The United States secretly sank German submarines.
53.
Why was the bombing of Pearl Harbor a significant event during World War II?
a)
 It was the first use of nuclear weapons in war.
b)
 It put an end to the lend lease program.
c)
 It prevented Japan from invading the United States.
d)
 It caused the United States to get involved in the war.
54.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
55.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the US. 
a)
true
b)
false
56.
policy allowing allied troops to borrow or lease supplies from US
a)
purchase agreement
b)
cash and carry
c)
supply and demand
d)
lend-lease act
57.
Savannah and Brunswick were important to Georgia’s efforts in World War II in which way?
a)
 Those are the two places where most of Georgia’s infantry were trained.
b)
 Franklin Roosevelt used those locations as his primary headquarters in Georgia.
c)
 A large number of military ships and sea vessels were built in the shipyards in these cities.
d)
 These were the two cities selected to build Bell Aircrafts.
58.
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt frequently visit Georgia before and during his time in office? 
a)
 To visit his house at Warm Springs and receive medical treatment.
b)
 He felt the key to winning World War II was getting Georgia’s support.
c)
 Because he did not enjoy being in the Northeast.
d)
 His family was instrumental in Georgia politics at the time.
59.
When war erupted in Europe in 1939, the response of the United States was
a)
to remain neutral.
b)
to assist only Britain.
c)
to immediately commit combat troops to the European front.
d)
to send troops to Europe, but not engage the enemy in battle.
60.
In the Spring of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a bill which allowed him to sell, loan, or give war material to countries for their defense against Axis forces. This bill was known as the
a)
Lend-Lease Act.
b)
Cash and Carry Act.
c)
European Recovery Program.
d)
Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
61.
These details describe what Georgia politician?
a)
Dean Rusk
b)
Carl Vinson
c)
William J. Harris
d)
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
62.
During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for
a)
building Liberty ships.
b)
manufacturing airplanes.
c)
having strong military bases.
d)
having military training camps.
63.
What did Carl Vinson do during the time leading up to World War II?
a)
convinced Congress to become active in the war
b)
developed technologies to increase military power
c)
organized strikes and supported better pay for workers
d)
worked for more defense spending and built up the military
64.

What role did Bell Aircraft play during WWII? Choose all that apply.

a)

Area where Alexander Graham Bell created the world’s first B-29 Bomber

b)

Factory that built B-29 bombers; largest aircraft assembly plant in the world

c)

Employed men and women, the disabled, African Americans, young, and old providing them with a salary which helped them recover from the Depression.

d)

Served as a factory to produce stealth fighter planes that were designed to be small in size and undetectable by the enemy.

65.
“Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.   The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific."       Franklin D. Roosevelt
    The quote above describes what event?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
D-Day
c)
Pearl Harbor
66.
Why was Franklin Roosevelt popular with Georgia’s citizens?  Select the BEST answer.  
a)
he helped farmers with the Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
The Little White House was the first house with electricity.
c)
Roosevelt liked Georgia and helped it due to his visits to the Little White House at Warm Springs
d)
His New Deal programs put many Georgians to work, and helped many people during the Great Depression.
67.
How did Georgia’s military bases help during World War II?       
a)
they gave jobs to the people of Georgia, which helped its economy
b)
they trained soldiers to fight in the war
c)
they housed prisoners of war
d)
all of the above are correct
68.
The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was
a)
the end of World War I.
b)
the crash of the stock market.
c)
failure of the commodity market.
d)
the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.
69.
 How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
a)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
b)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
c)
It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
d)
It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
70.
In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
a)
a major drought
b)
a locust plague
c)
flooding of fields
d)
severe cold weather
71.
All of these items led directly to what event?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Great Depression
d)
Baby Boom Generation
72.
-borrowing more money than could be repaid
-speculating in the stock market
-overproducing farm products
-overproducing industrial products
These events led to
a)
World War II
b)
The Great Society
c)
Hoover's re-election
d)
The Great Depression
73.
The _______________ is an insect whose larva feeds on the cotton plant.  By 1915, this insect migrated to GA and drastically reduced the state's cotton crop.
a)
boll weevil
b)
roach
c)
ant
d)
bee
74.
Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
75.

Which job would MOST LIKELY be performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program?

a)

improving the soil

b)

handing out food to people

c)

working in textile mills

d)

building new homes for people

76.

Using the information in the graph, one might speculate that

a)

W.W.I created increased job opportunities in the U.S

b)

the return of soldiers following W.W.II caused unemployment to increase in the U.S.

c)

the election of President Hoover in 1936 caused unemployment to decline.

d)

the New Deal programs of President Roosevelt created employment opportunities in the U.S.

77.

During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by

a)

persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.

b)

paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton increase.

c)

encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.

d)

helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.

78.

All of these are describing which New Deal program?

a)

Medicare

b)

National Recovery Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Fair Labor Standards Act

79.

New Deal program that provided public utilities (electricity,telephone, water) to rural areas.

a)

REA

b)

SSA

c)

AAA

d)

FDIC

80.

British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans, killing 128 Americans

a)

Lusitania

b)

Versailles

c)

Queen Mary

d)

Titanic

81.

The threat to national security when Mexico was asked to invade the U.S. The "final straw" that caused the U.S. to enter WWI

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

The Lusitania

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Pearl Harbor

82.

Powerful Georgia leader who believed in farmers and low taxes, but was against civil rights and the New Deal

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

E.D. Rivers

c)

Andrew Stephens

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

83.

At the beginning of both WWI and WWII, the United States involvement was one of

a)

standing with the Allies

b)

standing with the Central Powers

c)

standing neutral

84.
All of these programs are associated with the presidency of
a)
John Kennedy
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
85.
One contribution that GA made during WWI was
a)
Ga opened history museums
b)
Ga  provided more military camps than any other state
c)
Ga had more trucks on the interstate than any other state
d)
Ga opened apple factories
86.

Unstable economy, overproduction, bank failures, reduction in purchasing ALL led to

a)

Great Depression

b)

WWI

c)

drought of 1925

d)

invasion of the boll weevil

87.

The average citizen helped the war effort by

a)

quarantining flu victims & forming militias

b)

growing victory gardens and buying war bonds

c)

housing soldiers in their homes & making ammunition

88.

How did the New Deal affect Georgia's citizens? Choose 2.

a)

More immigrants moved to Georgia.

b)

Rural Georgians received electricity services.

c)

Social security gave income to unemployed Georgians.

d)

Unemployed Georgians were put to work.

89.

In the first half of the 20th century (early 1900s), literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to

a)

deny the right to vote to women

b)

end the Reconstruction Era

c)

deny the right to vote to African Americans

d)

help pay for the growing New Deal programs

90.

The US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that...

a)

all children receive permission to attend the same school

b)

whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks

c)

the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states

d)

the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality

91.

What was the impact of literacy tests and poll taxes in Georgia?

a)

They kept blacks and poor whites from voting.

b)

They started a migration of black to urban areas.

c)

They caused black and poor whites to work together.

d)

They made elections in the south more fair for everyone.

92.

I was jailed for sitting in the "whites only" section of a rail car; I sued claiming my 14th & 15th Amendment rights had been violated.

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

93.

I founded the NAACP.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Homer Plessy

94.

I was editor of the Atlanta Constitution and coined the term "New South".

a)

Tom Watson

b)

Henry Grady

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Leo Frank

95.

Which statement BEST describes the Leo Frank case?

a)

It involved the lynching of a Jewish man by a mob in Cobb County.

b)

It caused the death penalty to be halted in Georgia and around the United States.

c)

It allowed the death penalty to resume in Georgia and around the United States.

d)

It involved the lynching of a Black man by a mob in Fulton County.

96.
Who sponsored the Rural Free Delivery (RFD)?
a)
Hoke Smith
b)
Tom Watson
c)
Henry Grady
97.
Which of the following was not a means to disenfranchise blacks?
a)
Poll tax
b)
The 15th Amendment
c)
Racial violence or intimidation
98.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ___________.
a)
abolished slavery
b)
established the principle of “equal protection” for all citizen
c)
gave blacks the right to vote.
99.
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ___________.
a)
abolished slavery
b)
established the principle of “equal protection” for all citizen
c)
gave blacks the right to vote.
100.
Georgia’s first Jim Crow laws _________________.
a)
took away citizenship from black
b)
took away a black’s right to vote
c)
segregated facilities for blacks and white
101.
The purpose of the Georgia’s great cotton expositions was to
a)
showcase Georgia’s cotton textile industry for potential businesses.
b)
discourage industry and encourage agriculture in Georgia
c)
encourage farmers to send their cotton to Georgia to be processed.
102.
What court case challenged one of the Jim Crow Laws saying a black man’s 13th & 14th amendment rights have been violated?
a)
Plessey vs. Ferguson
b)
Brown vs. GA
c)
Crowe vs. FL
103.

What crop dominated Georgia's agriculture from the early 1800s until the 1920s?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Cotton

d)

Silk

104.

False newspaper reports about black on white violence in Atlanta led to what issue in September of 1907?

a)

Atlanta Race Riot

b)

Leo Frank Trial

c)

International Cotton Exposition

d)

March on Washington

105.

As a leader of the New South movement, what did Henry Grady support?

a)

blacks leaving the South to work in the North

b)

southerners growing more cotton for export

c)

northern investment in southern industry

d)

southern investment in northern factories

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