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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies 2nd Semester Final Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 59mins
Which New South personality was a supporter of the talented 10Th
Booker T Washington
Henry Grady
W.E.B.Du Boise
Tom Watson
"Separate but Equal "was the decision for which supreme court case?
Plessy v Jim Crow
Homer v Jim Crow
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown V Board of of Education
The attempt to remove the vote is called?
voter fraud
disfranchisement
suffrage
none of the above
In his is famous speech at the International cotton Exposition he told African Americans not to fight for rights
Booker T Washington
WEB.Du Boise
Alonzo Herndon
Martin Luther King
They were excellent at fixing the states economy but did poorly on race relations, collectively we call them
The big three
Colquit, Brown , Gordon and Pieter
Triumvirate
Bourbon Triumvirate
Which prominent Civil Rights leader would have disagreed MOST with Washington's approach to solving the problem of racial inequality in the south?
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B Dubois
Fredrick Douglass
George Washington Carver
Why was anti-Semitism a growing problem in Georgia during the early 1900s?
People in large urban areas were not pleased with the migration of workers to rural areas
Jewish citizens were leaving Georgia in large numbers which removed a lot of potential industrial employment opportunities
Catholics were insulted and falsely accused of criminal activities by Jewish-owned newspapers and propaganda machines
Many poor Georgia citizens were resentful of successful Jewish-owned businesses moving to the area from the North
"In this day of fading ideals and disappearing land marks, little Mary Phagan’s heroism is an heirloom, than which there is nothing more precious among the old red hills of Georgia.
Sleep, little girl, sleep in your humble grave. But if the angels are good to you in the realms beyond the troubled sunset and the clouded stars, they will let you know that many an aching heart in Georgia beats for you, and many a tear, from eyes unused to weep, has paid you a tribute too sacred for words."
- epitaph on the tombstone of Mary Phagan
Only one of these people would be motivated enough to write these words to increase sympathy for Mary Phagan. Who was the most likely person to create this epitaph that still lies at the foot of the slain 13 year old's tombstone?
Leo Frank
Tom Watson
Newspapers printed untrue reports of black men attacking white women
White mobs killed and wounded dozens of blacks
White mobs inflicted substantial property damage in Atlanta
What did Tom Watson see as his major achievements for the farmers?
Lower crop prices
More farm land
The Rural free delivery Bill
He organized more share croppers
Which of the following put Georgia in a deep economic depression?
silk worms
boll weevil
drought
flooding
How did the boll weevil impact cotton production in Georgia?
Cotton production and the price of cotton continued to increase steadily.
Cotton production declined as did the price of cotton.
Cotton production took a hit initially but was able to bounce back during the drought in 1924.
The boll weevil did not impact cotton production in Georgia.
What is drought?
long periods with little-to-no rainfall
monsoon wind and rain
destroying forested areas
a form of water pollution
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
President Roosevelt traveled to Warm Springs frequently to recover from complications of polio.
President Roosevelt used his Warm Springs home as his military headquarters during World War II.
President Roosevelt tested his New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them across the
country.
President Roosevelt received support from Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge to implement New Deal
programs.
How did FDR's ties to Georgia impact the state during the Great Depression?
FDR was a northern Democrat from New York and was not concerned with issues in Georgia during the Great Depression.
FDR witnessed the struggles of farmers on his visits to Warm Springs & provided electricity and aid to rural areas through New Deal programs.
FDR fell in love with southern culture and decided to move to Georgia and live here permanently.
FDR befriended Governor Talmadge during his visits to Warm Springs and the two men worked closely together during the Great Depression.
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal"?
A treaty signed with Germany to end World War I and bring peace to Europe and the United States.
A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations that provided jobs and aid during the Great Depression.
A contract signed by FDR in order for the Little White House to be built in Warm Springs, Georgia.
A number of court cases that addressed Jim Crow, racial violence and school segregation in the south.
What is the purpose of the CCC?
hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects
to pay farmers to grow less crops to limit supply and drive prices up
provide loans to states to build power plants and power lines in rural areas
offer benefits to retired workers, the unemployed and the disabled
What was an impact of the CCC?
hurt sharecroppers and tenant farmers as land owners would keep the federal payment for themselves
one of the longest running New Deal programs; most Georgians either pay taxes or receive benefits
number of rural households receiving electricity increased for a reasonable price
employed thousands of Georgians, planted millions of trees and built or improved state parks
What is the purpose of the AAA?
hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects
to pay farmers to grow less crops to limit supply and drive prices up
provide loans to states to build power plants and power lines in rural areas
offer benefits to retired workers, the unemployed and the disabled
What was an impact of the AAA?
hurt sharecroppers and tenant farmers as land owners would keep the federal payment for themselves
one of the longest running New Deal programs; most Georgians either pay taxes or receive benefits
number of rural households receiving electricity increased for a reasonable price
employed thousands of Georgians, planted millions of trees and built or improved state parks
What is the purpose of the REA?
hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects
to pay farmers to grow less crops to limit supply and drive prices up
provide loans to states to build power plants and power lines in rural areas
offer benefits to retired workers, the unemployed and the disabled
What was an impact of the REA?
hurt sharecroppers and tenant farmers as land owners would keep the federal payment for themselves
one of the longest running New Deal programs; most Georgians either pay taxes or receive benefits
number of rural households receiving electricity increased for a reasonable price
employed thousands of Georgians, planted millions of trees and built or improved state parks
What is the purpose of the SSA?
hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects
to pay farmers to grow less crops to limit supply and drive prices up
provide loans to states to build power plants and power lines in rural areas
offer benefits to retired workers, the unemployed and the disabled
What was an impact of the SSA?
hurt sharecroppers and tenant farmers as land owners would keep the federal payment for themselves
one of the longest running New Deal programs; most Georgians either pay taxes or receive benefits
number of rural households receiving electricity increased for a reasonable price
employed thousands of Georgians, planted millions of trees and built or improved state parks
The Georgia governor who opposed New Deal programs because he disliked welfare spending, federal government spending and assisting African Americans?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Watson
Eugene Talmadge
Henry Grady
What does the New Deal program "SSA" stand for?
Social Security Administration
Savannah's Second Amendment
Secret Service Act
Sales Satisfaction Authority
What does the New Deal program "REA" stand for?
Restaurant Eating Association
Rigorous Education Administration
Rural Electrification Act
Rental Engagement Agreement
What does the New Deal program "AAA" stand for?
Astronaut Alignment Association
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Atlanta Augusta Administration
Abolition Access Authority
What does the New Deal program "CCC" stand for?
Country Clients Company
Criminal Collection Corporation
Cu Clux Clan
Civilian Conservation Corps
How did Georgia contribute to the war effort in WWI?
Built Liberty Ships at its deepwater ports
The Lend Lease Act supplied its Allies
Had the largest military training camps for soliders
Help fund the Manhattan Project for the Atomic Bombs
How did Senator Richard Russell's policies affect economic opportunities in Georgia?
He worked with labor leaders to reduce discrimination in companies with government contracts.
He worked with business leaders to increase the number of women in Georgia's workforce.
He used his influence to reduce regulations he believed were hurting businesses.
He used his influence to secure increased military investment in the state.
How were Richard Russell's and Carl Vinson's approaches to growing Georgia's economy similar or different?
Both of them used their government positions to improve the state’s education system and reduce unemployment.
Both of them used their government positions to bring military bases to the state and provide new job opportunities.
Russell advocated for reducing state income taxes, while Vinson advocated for increasing state government spending.
Russell advocated for increasing state government spending, while Vinson advocated for reducing state income taxes.
Use the clues in the boxes to match the correct people to each set of clues.
X is Ivan Allen, Y is William B. Hartsfield
X is William B. Hartsfield, Y is Ivan Allen
X is Kasim Reid, Y is Richard B. Russell
X is Richard B. Russell, Y is Kasim Reid
Ivan Allen, a businessman, was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1962. Some of the actions he took as mayor included the following:
Made an official statement that there were no racial problems in Atlanta
Ordered the immediate removal of the "Colored" and "White" signs on all entrances and exits to City Hall.
Ordered all schools in Atlanta to be segregated.
Hired eight African American police officers for restricted duties, an unheard of move.
What was the purpose of the White Primary?
keep blacks from having input into the general elections
To guarantee protection form segregation and discrimination.
To allow African Americans to move to Canada.
To prevent a third March on Washington by protesters.
Based on the picture, what conclusion can be drawn about the court decision in Brown V. Board of Education?
The Supreme Court ensured that schools would remain segregated for another decade.
The Supreme Court broke the tradition of segregation and pushed for integration.
The Supreme Court sealed the deal by making black schools equal to white schools.
The Supreme Court denied that black schools were not the same as white schools.
A 1960's group comprised of Georgia political leaders who, after holding hearings around the state, recommended leaving the issues of desegregation in the hands of local education systems.
Albany Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Sibley Commission
What was one way that Georgia protested having to integrate its public schools?
Georgia fired the Board of Education.
Georgia Legislators voted to change the state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem.
Georgia Legislators closed public schools until the courts ordered them re-opened.
Georgia did nothing to protest and schools were integrated without incident.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), headquartered in Atlanta,
Was organized by activists posing as students.
Was actually a militant group
Focused its activities entirely on school integration
Was a group of students who helped organize protests, boycotts, and voter registration.
What organization was formed in reaction to the arrest of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Their purpose was to coordinate protest activities across the South. The first President of this organization
was Martin Luther King Jr.
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)
The Albany Movement was an effort to desegregate Albany that
Was planned and led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Successfully spread to other southwestern Georgia towns.
Failed in its objective but taught valuable lessons.
Resulted in bloody riots.
The act that prohibited racial discrimination in employment and labor unions and in public facilities was the
national Labor Unions Act of 1955
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
Fair Housing Act of 1954
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked very hard to do away with racial segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. What was Dr. King’s strategy for promoting social change?
Dr. King believed that if African Americans received a good education they would be accepted as equals.
Dr. King encouraged people to protest segregation by staging attacks on public buildings using violence.
Dr. King developed a nonviolent approach based on the writings of Henry David Thoreau and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
Dr. King believed that every person had equal rights and should gain quality by any means possible.
In August 1963, civil rights leaders organized a massive rally in the nation's capital to urge passage of President Kennedy's civil rights bill. The high point came when MLK Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to more than 200,000 marchers in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Sibley Commission
· Owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria in Atlanta
· Opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
· the last openly-segregationist Governor of Georgia (1967-1971)
· Died in 2003 at age of 87
This information could be used to write a report about what politician?
Ellis Arnall
Lester Maddox
Joseph E. Brown
Eugene Talmadge
Where was Jimmy Carter born?
Atlanta, Georgia
Plains, Georgia
Dallas, Georgia
Hiram, Georgia
Who is the only Georgian to serve as President of the United States?
Lester Maddox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
Abraham Lincoln
If the governor takes not action on a bill during session, the bill will...
become law without a signiture
is sent to the people for a vote
dies
goes back to the legislature
What must happen to a bill before it can be brought up for a vote in the House or in the Senate?
the governor must approve the bill
all bills must be reviewed by a committee
none of these things must happen
the Georgia State Supreme court must agree
Which of the following choices is NOT an example of a right given under the U.S. Constitution?
freedom of religion
freedom of press
right to a fair trial
the right to an education
Which of the following choices is a responsibility that a citizen has to the government?
paying taxes
paying debts
making political contributions
voting
Obeying laws, voting, paying taxes, and serving on a jury are all what?
guaranteed under the Georgia Bill of Rights
important parts of the election process
responsibilities of citizenship
examples of delinquent acts
Which of the following is NOT one of the three principles of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia flag?
wisdom
justice
moderation
sovereignty
If a governor vetoes a bill, how can the bill still become a state law?
The bill goes to the Supreme court for final approval
The bill goes back to the General Assembly and must receive a 2/3 majority vote in both houses
The bill can be passed by the Lt. Governor
The bill can not become a law once the governor vetoes a bill
Which of the following is NOT one of the duties of the members of the General Assembly?
serving on standing committees
passing legislation (laws)
passing state budget
declaring laws unconstitutional
Who becomes governor upon the death or resignation of the governor?
Lt. Governor
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
Attorney General
The largest source of state revenue in GA is
income tax
lottery
fees and sales
What event was held in Atlanta in 1996 that brought short term and long term lasting effects?
International Cotton Exposition
Atlanta Race Riot
Opening of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Olympic Games
What is the beginning of the Georgia state constitution called?
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Articles
Amendments
What exists in both the juvenile and adult court systems?
Unruly Acts
Appeals
Parent Phone Call
Detention Centers
