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Civil Rights Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the mayor of ATL 1962-1970, removed restrictions on African American policemen and integrated the fire department and city government.

a)

William Hartsford

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Ivan Allen

2.

He is the mayor who served for 6 terms and is known for making the ATL an aviation hub of the southeast.

a)

Ivan Allen

b)

Andrew Young

c)

William Hartsfield

d)

Maynard Jackson

3.

He is the mayor known to first start integrating schools in Atlanta in 1958?

a)

William Hartsfield

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Andrew Young

d)

Ivan Allen

4.

Which of the following supports the reason the price of cotton and demand for cotton declined after WWII?

a)

People started wearing clothes made from bamboo.

b)

People started wearing clothes made from rayon and nylon fabrics.

c)

The soldiers were away at war and then all of them moved to the cities when they returned.

d)

People were tired of using ancient equipment to farm.

5.

Which of the following is not a reason that businesses started to move to Georgia after WWII through the 1970's?

a)

Georgia's mild weather attracted people.

b)

Georgia was a nonunion state so labor costs was cheap.

c)

Georgia's tax rates on businesses were very high.

d)

Aviation created more expansion for business with Lockheed opening.

6.

The 15th amendment guaranteed which of the following?

a)

African Americans the right to vote only as Independents.

b)

African Americans the right to vote in all elections.

c)

African Americans the right to vote in the general election.

d)

African Americans the right to vote only as Democrats.

7.

Which person was the Governor when he was locked out of his office and had to set up an office at the Capital information counter?

a)

Herman Talmadge

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

Ellis Arnall

d)

Ben Fortson

8.

After the three Governor debacle with the following people, Talmadge, Arnall, Thompson, and Fortson, GA became the laughing stock in the country over the Governor's race 1947-1948). The Supreme Court appointed who the official governor?

a)

Herman Talmadge

b)

Ben Fortson

c)

Melvin Thompson

d)

Eugene Talmadge

9.

Brown v. Board of Education included which of the following?

a)

All schools should not be integrated.

b)

Separate but equal schools were unconstitutional.

c)

Was based on Joe Brown's fight for better textbooks in schools for African Americans.

d)

Was based on developing school bus routes for all students in Florida.

10.

Which GA Govenor is the only one in modern history not to be re-elected...reason was because of the GA flag controversy?

a)

Andrew Young

b)

Sunny Perdue

c)

Herman Talmadge

d)

Roy Barnes

11.

During the flag controversy in 2003-2004, how many flags did GA have in three months?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

12.

Which group was not important in the work to get the 1956 flag changed?

a)

Black Caucus

b)

Civic Leaders + Businessmen and developers

c)

Atlanta Convention and Business Bureau

d)

Georgia Board of Education

13.

What resulted as the work of the Sibley Commission?

a)

All schools decided to never integrate.

b)

Schools integrated quickly across the state.

c)

Private schools opened so cities could avoid integration.

d)

Private schools opened to integrate more quickly within cities.

14.

Which of the following is not part of the 4 pronged approach Dr. King believed in for gaining civil rights for all Americans?

a)

legal remedies

b)

direct, non violent actions

c)

ballots

d)

governmental boycotts

15.

Which of the following is the organization Martin Luther King started?

a)

SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

b)

SBA- Southern Baptist Association

c)

SCLS-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

d)

SWOC- Southern Workers Organizing Committee