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MCMS 8th Grade Social Studies - GMAS Review Part 2

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 3hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Separate but Equal "was the decision for which supreme court case?

a)

Plessy v Jim Crow

b)

Homer v Jim Crow

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Brown V Board of of Education

2.

He was born a slave in Social Circle but became one of the richest African Americans after buying an insurance company

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

W.E.B. Du Boise

d)

Henry Grady

3.

False newspaper reports about black males attacking white females led to

a)

1906 Atlanta Race Riots

b)

end of Jim Crow

c)

end of Plessy V Ferguson

d)

end of the convict lease system

4.

The attempt to remove the vote is called?

a)

voter fraud

b)

disfranchisement

c)

suffrage

d)

none of the above

5.

He formed a civil rights organization called the NAACP.

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

Booker T Du Boise

c)

W.E.B. Du Boise

d)

Henry Grady

6.

In his is famous speech at the International cotton Exposition he told African Americans not to fight for rights

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

WEB.Du Boise

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Martin Luther King

7.

They were excellent at fixing the states economy but did poorly on race relations, collectively we call them

a)

The big three

b)

Colquit, Brown , Gordon and Pieter

c)

Triumvirate

d)

Bourbon Triumvirate

8.

The leader of he Populist party in Georgia was

a)

W.E.B. Du Boise

b)

Rebecca Felton

c)

Henry Grady

d)

Tom Watson

9.

What did Tom Watson see as his major achievements for the farmers?

a)

Lower crop prices

b)

More farm land

c)

The Rural free delivery Bill

d)

He organized more share croppers

10.

Henry Grady organized 3 of these events in Atlanta to promote Georgia as a new Industrial South

a)

Lynchings

b)

Convict lease systems

c)

Woman's suffrage marches in Atlanta

d)

International Cotton Expositions

11.

To redraw voting districts or regions in order to favor one political party over the other.

a)

Grand Father clause

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

reapportionment

d)

cheating

12.

The Populist Party sought to increase the power of

a)

textile workers

b)

industrial unions

c)

agricultural workers

d)

immigrant populations

13.

Which group was founded by W.E.B. DuBois and others in 1909 to promote equal treatment of Blacks in America?

a)

The Black Panthers

b)

SCLC

c)

CORE

d)

NAACP

14.

What group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?

a)

Nativist

b)

KKK

c)

Know Nothings

d)

Anti-Saloon League

15.

In the early 1900s, African Americans were not the only ones facing discrimination in the south. A case brought against a Jewish man named Leo Frank in Georgia revealed major antisemitism in 1913. Which of these statements describes a direct result of this case?

a)

Children under the age of 16 were no longer allowed to work in factories

b)

Many southern Christians converted to Judaism, in an effort to support Leo Frank

c)

Federal and state laws surrounding hate crimes against Jewish people were passed.

d)

About half of Georgia's Jewish population moved to other states following the case.

16.

What was the main purpose of Atlanta play host to the International Cotton Expositions (1881, 1885, 1895)?

a)

They hoped to show that Atlanta had many different economic capabilities

b)

They helped to boost Georgia's international image by hosting a series of athletic competitions.

c)

They proved that Atlanta was no longer discriminating against its Black citizens.

d)

They showed that Georgia was the only choice for buying cotton in the Southeast.

17.

What was the main purpose of Atlanta play host to the International Cotton Expositions (1881, 1885, 1895)?

a)

They hoped to show that Atlanta had many different economic capabilities

b)

They helped to boost Georgia's international image by hosting a series of athletic competitions.

c)

They proved that Atlanta was no longer discriminating against its Black citizens.

d)

They showed that Georgia was the only choice for buying cotton in the Southeast.

18.

Laws that enforced the segregation of whites and African Americans during the New South era

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

New South

19.

Taking away someone’s right to vote

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Segregation

c)

Populism

20.

Which of these is NOT an example of disenfranchisement in the New South?

a)

poll tax

b)

grandfather clause

c)

school attendance policies

d)

literacy tests

21.

The Populist party was _____ in Georgia because it supported black voters.

a)

popular

b)

unpopular

22.
This German message was sent to Mexico offering the country a chance to ally with Germany and attack the United States. 
a)
Titanic Telegram
b)
Jim Crow Message
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
d)
Zimmerman Telegram 
23.
Which ones was NOT a main reason for WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Impeachment
d)
Nationalism
24.
Which New Deal program was responsible for such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall, Augusta’s Savannah River levee, and Macon’s airport?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
NYA
d)
TVA
25.
Which program had a lasting effect on Georgia and was for those who were too old or unable to work were dependent on the charity of others.
a)
AAA 
b)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
c)
WPA 
d)
Rural Electrification 
26.
What is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?
a)
by eliminating trading on the stock market
b)
by encouraging war with Germany and Japan
c)
by creating jobs through various new programs
d)
by giving people money through new bank laws
27.

In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?

a)

The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.

b)

The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.

c)

The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.

d)

The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.

28.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the following: 
a)
Bridges, parks, and dams 
b)
Airports, telephone poles, and planting trees 
c)
National Parks, electricity, and paid artists to paint murals 
d)
National Parks, planting trees, and telephone poles 
29.

What GA politician was the father of the "Two-ocean" navy, calling for a Pacific fleet, as well as, an Atlantic fleet?

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Franklun Roosevelt

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Richard Russell

30.

What GA politician was responsible for bringing military bases, creating the the Centers for Disease Control, and creating the National School Lunch Program?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

Carl Vinson

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

31.

What was the nickname of naval ship built at the two major shipyards in GA during WWII?

a)

Freedom ship

b)

Allied ship

c)

Liberty ship

d)

Peace ship

32.

During WWII, where in GA were the state's two major shipyards located?

a)

Brunswick & Savannah

b)

Savannah & Augusta

c)

Savannah & Columbus

d)

Brunswick & Macon

33.

Both Carl Vinson & Richard Russell supported a belief in ____________ for the United States.

a)

military preparedness

b)

strict neutrality

c)

isolationism

d)

mercantilism

34.

____________ war planes bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.

a)

Japanese

b)

German

c)

Italian

d)

Soviet

35.

Thanks to Congressmen Vinson & Russell, GA was home to over fifteen ___________ that helped boost the state's economy during WWII.

a)

military bases

b)

nuclear power plants

c)

deep-water ports

d)

atomic bomb research centers

36.

What caused the United States to enter WWII?

a)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Allied invasion of Normandy beaches

c)

the Holocaust

d)

the Lend-Lease Act

37.

Before entering WWII, the U.S. supplied the _______ Powers with Lend-Lease Aid.

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

c)

Central

d)

European Union

38.

From the end of the First World War until FDR signed the Lend-Lease Act, the U.S. pursued a foreign policy of _________.

a)

isolationism

b)

mercantilism

c)

communism

d)

imperialism

39.

In April 1945, one month before Germany's surrender, FDR died at ___________?

a)

Warm Springs, GA

b)

Hyde Park, NY

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Pearl Harbor

40.

WWII ended in the fall of 1945, after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on two __________ cities.

a)

Japanese

b)

German

c)

Italian

d)

Soviet

41.

ALL of the following were Axis Powers EXCEPT

a)

Nazi Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

42.

During WWII, what defense plant was located in Marietta?

a)

Bell Aircraft

b)

Atomic Research Center

c)

Ft. Benning

d)

NASA

43.

Which BEST describes Lend-Lease?

a)

The U.S. provided the Allied Powers with war supplies.

b)

The U.S. provided the Axis Powers with war supplies.

c)

The Allied Powers provided the U.S. with war supplies.

d)

The Axis Powers provided the U.S. with war supplies.

44.

What event triggered the Great Depression?

a)

1929 Stock Market Crash

b)

Treaty ending World War I

c)

Drought in the Dust Bowl

d)

Atlanta Riot

45.

What crop did the boll weevil destroy?

a)

peaches

b)

peanuts

c)

cotton

d)

carrots

46.

Where was President Roosevelt's Georgia home?

a)

Milledgeville

b)

Atlanta

c)

Warm Springs

d)

Macon

47.
"The New Deal" was designed around what things?
a)
Food, shelter, and banks
b)
relief, recovery, and reform
c)
starvation, world peace, and helping those in need
d)
Government budgets
48.
Which event is known as “Black Tuesday”?
a)
The storming of the Bastille
b)
Armistice day
c)
The stock market crash of 1929
d)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
49.
The __________________  was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
50.
What were GA's contributions to WWI?
a)
Training camps, manufactured goods and food products, and the joining into the U.S armed forces
b)
Cotton and indigo, made armed forces, and training camps
51.

What crop did the boll weevil infest and destroy?

a)

corn

b)

cotton

c)

grain

d)

peaches

52.

Which off the following is a true statement regarding Georgia’s contributions to World War I? (SS8H8a)

a)

Most weapons used by American troops were manufactured near Atlanta

b)

Georgia had the most military bases which trained hundreds of thousands of troops.

c)

Georgians made up the largest portion of the Army’s recruits.

d)

Georgia farms produced most of the food for soldiers serving overseas.

53.

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

a)

It was part of the New Deal

b)

It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

c)

It put American factors back to work.

d)

It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

54.
What event explains why the U.S. ended it's policy of isolationism?
a)
Holocaust 
b)
Bell Aircraft
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
blitzkrieg
55.

The New Deal came later to Georgia than many other southern areas because (SS8H8c)

a)

Roosevelt did not like Georgia

b)

Georgians were not affected by the Great Depression as much as other areas

c)

Republicans were too powerful in Georgia and would not back Roosevelt’s policies

d)

Governor Eugene Talmadge resisted federal intervention in state affairs.

56.

Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because:

a)

he campaigned to cut government spending and then increased spending for education.

b)

he promised that he would lower taxes if he was elected, but he approved several tax increases.

c)

he fought to keep the white primary system, but he ordered the state university system to integrate.

d)

he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.

57.

Why was the Albany Movement unable to fully achieve its desegregation goals?

a)

It focused on using the political process rather than protests to create change.

b)

The use of violence by some of its members alienated moderate supporters.

c)

The movement lacked organization and leadership and quickly dissolved.

d)

The organizers tried to accomplish too many goals at once.

58.

Which organization created by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was designed to hold sit-ins, marches and boycotts?

a)

SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)

b)

SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

c)

AM ( Albany Movement)

d)

NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

59.

Which individual joined Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., in the nonviolent civil rights movement for social change?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Stokely Carmichael

d)

John Lewis

60.

Which action of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. included his "I Have a Dream" speech and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

the march from Selma to Montgomery

b)

The Birmingham Jail Letters

c)

The March on Washington

d)

The Albany Movement

61.

Which approach was NOT part of Dr. Martin L. King's plan to gain equality and civil rights for all citizens?

a)

Economic boycotts of businesses that did not treat all citizens fairly.

b)

Legal actions against individuals and businesses that violated the civil rights of individuals based on race.

c)

Direct and nonviolent actions such as marches, protests, and demonstrations.

d)

Aggressive pursuit of black power through protests, riots, demonstrations, and political organization.

62.

What court ruling caused the state of GA to change their 1956 state flag to include the Confederate Battle Flag?

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Worchester vs. Georgia

d)

Roe vs. Wade

63.

What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, created in 1960 as a response to the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

The state government should resist federal efforts to force integration

b)

Counties should accept the state governments demand that they should integrate

c)

Counties should be able to determine for themselves whether to integrate

d)

The state government should force counties to begin the process of integration

64.

The act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races is:

a)

Bigotry

b)

Separation

c)

Segregation

d)

Integration

65.

During the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's African Americans fought against racial discrimination and segregation. This movement is known as:

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

The New South

c)

Women's Right Movement

d)

The Reconstruction Movement

66.

What group was created to survey Georgians' feelings regarding desegregation in public schools?

a)

Sibley Commission

b)

SNCC

c)

SCLC

d)

NAACP

67.

Why was the Georgia State Flag changed in 1956?

a)

because the white primary was discontinued

b)

to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War

d)

a reaction to the desegregation laws

68.

Which tried to desegregate an entire community?

a)

March on Washington

b)

Albany Movement

c)

March at Selma, AL

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

69.

Why did the 1956 Georgia Flag cause controversy?

a)

it was not approved by the governor

b)

it displayed the Confederate battle flag

c)

the citizens did not have a chance to vote for it

d)

it changed the state's seal

70.

Choose 2 things that SNCC was known for...

a)

organizing sit-ins

b)

confronting and threatening segregationists

c)

being an active civil rights organization for young people

d)

organizing violent protests

71.

What did the Sibley Commission recommend to Governor Vandiver?

a)

integrate Georgia's public transportation system

b)

the Ga. General Assembly should address racial issues

c)

local school systems should decide if they wanted to integrate

d)

the state government should hire more black workers

72.

Which BEST describes MLK's role in the civil rights movement?

a)

he helped rule in the Brown V. BOE case

b)

he advised the SIbley Commission

c)

he was a leader and advocated for non-violent protests

d)

he was the leader/creator of SNCC

73.

Why did some Georgians resist the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

It required equal treatment of all people.

b)

Georgia's schools would be desegregated.

c)

It changed the Georgia motto.

d)

The Sibley Commission would make all integration decisions.

74.

What court case ended segregation in public schools?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Ed

c)

The Dred Scott Case

75.

Choose 2 things that the March on Washington is known for...

a)

MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech

b)

It helped create SNCC and NAACP

c)

It encouraged the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965

d)

It made John Lewis the official spokes person for the Civil Rights movement.

76.

How did restauranteur, Lester Maddox, react to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

he didn't let his children attend integrated schools

b)

he became a senator and blocked equal rights legislation

c)

he closed his restaurant because he refused to serve blacks

d)

he marched to protest the Civil Rights Act of 1964

77.

Which of these are examples of a peaceful protest? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

sit-ins

b)

riots

c)

marches

d)

lynchings

e)

boycotts

78.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

79.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

80.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

81.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
82.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
83.

What's an example(s) of segregation?

a)

Children of different races must attend different schools.

b)

Not allowing African Americans to sit in front of the movie theater.

c)

Attacking people with tear gas who want integration.

d)

Refusing to serve people of different races food at the counter.

e)

None of these answers.

84.

First African American Mayor

a)

Lester Maddox

b)

Maynard Jackson

c)

Andrew Young

d)

John Lewis

85.

Civil Rights Movement, SCLC, voter registration drives, describes what person?

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Lester Maddox

d)

John Lewis

86.
This former mayor of Atlanta was also an ambassador to the U.N. 
a)
Maynard Jackson
b)
Jesse Jackson
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Andrew Young
87.
The first African American mayor of any major city in the South
a)
Andrew Young
b)
Martin Luther King jr
c)
Maynard Jackson
d)
Jesse Jackson
88.

Jimmy Carter was from this small Georgia town.

a)

Americus

b)

Plains

c)

Parrot

d)

Perry

89.

Jimmy Carter was in this branch of the military

a)

Air Force

b)

Marines

c)

Navy

d)

Army

90.

The first African American mayor of any major city in the South

a)

Andrew Young

b)

Martin Luther King jr

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Jesse Jackson

91.

Jimmy Carter was the _________ th president.

a)

59

b)

49

c)

39

d)

29

92.
This mayor of Atlanta is credited with bringing the 96 Olympics to Georgia. 
a)
Andrew Young
b)
Maynard Jackson
c)
Jesse Jackson
d)
William Hartsfield
93.

This former mayor of Atlanta was also an ambassador to the U.N.

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Andrew Young

94.

The Olympics helped businesses like restaurants, sports venues, and .....

a)

Dance Clubs

b)

Hotels

c)

Sports stores

d)

Shoe Stores

95.

He was the second Nobel Peace Prize winner from Georgia. He won in 2002 for his work at his nonprofit center and the mediating of the Camp David Peace Accords while president.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Martin Luther King jr

c)

Jesse Jackson

d)

Maynard Jackson

96.

Jimmy Carter served as a state ________________ in the House of Representatives in Ga.

a)

Lt. Governor

b)

Judge

c)

Senator

d)

Vice Governor

97.

Camp David Accords involved what two countries?

a)

Israel and Iran

b)

Israel and Afghanistan

c)

Israel and Egypt

d)

Egypt and Iran

98.

Event that took place in during 1996 Olympics...

a)

Bombing of Turner Field

b)

Bombing of City Hall in Atlanta

c)

Bombing of Centennial Olympic Park

d)

Bombing of Georgia Tech Olympic Housing

99.

The Olympic stadium was known as what after the Olympics?

a)

Turner Field - where the Atlanta Falcons played

b)

Turner Field- where the Atlanta Braves played

c)

Mercedes Benz Stadium

d)

Fulton County Stadium