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WorksheetsGA Studies Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 48mins
Following the American Civil War, northern cities saw an increase in population thanks in part to
an increase in Asian immigration.
soldiers returning home from Europe.
the flight of former slaves from the south.
the migration of former Confederate soldiers.
The Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson
was overturned by the Fifteenth Amendment.
upheld the principle of separate but equal.
eliminated racial segregation in state universities.
established the constitutionality of affirmative action.
The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was
Germany's invasion of Poland.
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sinking of the Lusitania by Germany.
Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US.
The main purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 was to
convince France and Britain to get out of the war.
capture the important railroad depot at Charleston.
permanently destroy Georgia's ability to produce cotton
destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.
The Union blockade during the Civil War
led to an alliance between the Confederacy and Great Britain.
caused inflation and shortages in the South, especially for manufactured goods.
really had no effect on the South, since they were already agriculturally self-sufficient.
hurt the North most since they relied heavily on Southern cotton and agriculture for its own manufacturing base.
At the beginning of both World War I and World War II, the initial policy of the United States was to
remain neutral.
create naval blockades
provide military assistance
end ties with the warring countries.
This New Deal program was created to give benefit to older, retired workers.
Social Security
Welfare Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Administration
During Reconstruction, the Black Codes
rotected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.
forced Congress to do the bidding of former Confederate politicians.
were enacted by the Radical Republicans to prevent racial discrimination in the South.
were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery.
(A)ll persons born in the United States... are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude... shall have the same right, in every State and Territory in the United States... as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding."- 1866 Civil Rights Act
This piece of legislation represents the political and social changes during the __________ era.
Civil War
Prohibition
World War
Reconstruction
Georgia's economy was able to fight off the effects of the Great Depression by
giving wage increased to farm laborers.
increasing its stock market investments.
increasing its wartime factory production.
setting artificially high prices for cotton.
What accomplishment of Carl Vinson had the GREATEST impact on World War II?
wrote two bills expanding naval strength
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
established a 600 acre farm near Milledgeville
served twenty-five consecutive term in Congress
What invention resulted in Southern farmers acquiring enslaved people in record numbers?
cotton gin
cotton mill
assembly line
spinning jenny
The political conflict in surrounding the Compromise of 1850 showed that people in the United States
were opposed to westward expansion.
continued to be divided on the issue of slavery.
were consumed by the desire to "get rich quick" from gold mining.
believed Native Americans should be forced to live on reservations.
The purpose of Jim Crow laws was to
prevent black citizens from obtaining employment
limit the religious activities of southern citizens.
create as much division between the races as possible.
make it illegal for black children to receive an education.
During his "Atlanta Compromise" Speech, Booker T. Washington MOSTLY tried to
make an independent state that would be for African Americans.
immediately gain equal rights for blacks and to end segregation.
force the government to give pieces of land to African Americans
convince whites that blacks would not strive for immediate equality.
Eugene Talmadge was MOST LIKELY elected as Georgia's governor for a final time in 1946 because he
vowed to enforce Jim Crow laws and keep Georgia segregated.
wanted to get rid of the corruption inside the state government.
was determined to get rid of controversial educators in Georgia.
believed the state’s white colleges should lose their accreditatio
During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by
persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.
paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton increase.
helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.
Rural farmers MOST LIKELY benefit from President Roosevelt's establishing the Rural Electrification Administration because they
gained access to electricity through newly erected power lines.
received price reductions on the electricity they already purchased.
made profits by selling electricity to people living in urban areas.
were able to produce alcohol illegally and sell it for a substantial profit.
-served in the U.S. Senate from 1933 to 1971
-known for his efforts to strengthen national defense
-supported small farmers and soil and water conservation
-worked to bring economic opportunities to Georgia
Dean Rusk
Carl Vinson
William J. Harris
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for
building Liberty ships.
manufacturing airplanes.
having strong military bases.
having military training camps.
What did Carl Vinson do during the time leading up to World War II?
convinced Congress to become active in the war
developed technologies to increase military power
organized strikes and supported better pay for workers
worked for more defense spending and built up the military
Describe how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ties to the state affected Georgia during the Great Depression
He ignored the state because he did not want to show Georgia any favoritism.
He pushed for programs to help urban communities but overlooked poor farmers.
He offered many programs to the state because he saw the plight of poor farmers.
He limited programs to Georgia because he did not think they would help the state.
The Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provides which services?
air and rail
bus and air
bus and rail
rail and ferry
How did World War I impact women in the United States?
Women received equal pay for equal work.
Women were prohibited from working as Red Cross volunteers.
Women worked jobs that had been held almost exclusively by men.
Women no longer held traditional jobs such as nursing or teaching.
During World War II the Federal Government allocated millions of dollars for child care programs throughout the United States because
Germany, Italy, and Japan offered similar programs for children there.
Congress believed the welfare of children was too important to ignore.
women were working in factories and needed help caring for their children.
many children were orphaned and were sent to the United States for adoption.
"Negroes, whether slaves or free, that is, men of the African race, are not citizens of the United States by the Constitution.The legal condition of a slave in the State of Missouri is not affected by the temporary sojourn of such slave in any other Sate, but on his return his condition still depends on the laws of Missouri.As the plaintiff was not a citizen of Missouri, he, therefore, could not sue in the Courts of the United States. The suit must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction."
From which landmark Supreme Court case is this excerpt taken?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Worcester v. Georgia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Nat Turner v. Virginia
What group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?
Nativist
Ku Klux Klan
Know Nothings
Anti-Saloon League
As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson would have been MOST likely to support causes of
bankers.
industrialists.
farmers and the working class.
African Americans and immigrants.
· Born a slave in Walton County in 1858
· Owned and operated 3 barbershops in Atlanta in 1904
· Started Atlanta Life Insurance Association
· Atlanta's first African American millionaire
All of the phrases are describing
John Hope.
Primus King.
Lucius Holsey.
Alonzo Herndon.
In the first three decades of the 20th Century, Georgia cotton production was negatively impacted by
Emancipation
locust swarm
boll weevil
Great Depression
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt pay southern farmers to plant less cotton during the early 1930s?
He wanted to increase importing of cotton from Mexico.
He wanted to convince farmers to grow soy beans instead.
He wanted to move cotton production to the Western states.
He wanted to restrict the supply in order to raise its price.
Thanks in part to the leadership of Mayor William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta did not experience the unrest and violence that Little Rock and New Orleans did during integration. This helped to earn Atlanta what nickname?
"Hotlanta"
"Dogwood City"
"The Athens of the South"
"The City Too Busy to Hate"
What agricultural factors has been called cotton's "greatest enemy"?
technology
boll weevil
overproduction
tenant farming
In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
a major drought
a locust plague
flooding of fields
severe cold weather
In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?
He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.
He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.
He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.
According the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, citizens of the United States are BOTH
people who are born here and people who move here.
people who are born here and people who are naturalized here.
people who are born here and people who obtain a driver's license here.
people who are born here and people who have a friend or family member living here.
Following the Civil War, ___ were very common in Southern agriculture, bringing with them work tools and work animals.
freemen
land owners
sharecroppers
tenant farmers
Womens' clubs in major cities grew "Victory Gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to
the Great Depression.
the influenza epidemic.
the efforts in World War I.
the efforts in World War II.
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
“All persons held as slaves within any State . . . shall be . . . forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons.”
The passage comes from an important historical document, the Emancipation Proclamation. Who wrote this document?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Describe Abraham Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan".
It was his plan for creating a national income tax.
It was his plan to re-admit Southern states into the Union.
It was his plan to invade only 10% of the South.
It was his plan to free 10% of American slaves as an experiment.
Describe the goals of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.
The Ku Klux Klan worked in communities to help rebuild churches, libraries, and schools.
The Ku Klux Klan worked with the "carpetbaggers" and the "scalawags" to end segregation.
The Ku Klux Klan worked to help Civil War veterans adjust to life after the war by helping them find jobs and housing.
The Ku Klux Klan worked to prevent African Americans from exercising their newly found rights and wanted whites to regain control of local governments.
"We consider the underlying fallacy of the plaintiff’s argument to consist in the assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is not by reason of anything found in the act, but solely because the colored race chooses to put that construction upon it..."
--Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
Because of this Supreme Court decision, states were guaranteed the right to implement
equal rights for African Americans
racially segregated schools only.
racially segregated institutions and public facilities
voting restrictions in the north and south
As Georgia began to diversify its agricultural production in the years following World War II, which crops replaced cotton as the state's primary crops?
oranges, apples, and rice
rice, indigo, and tobacco
sugar cane, cotton, and peanuts
pecans, peanuts, soybeans, and corn
-Unstable economy
-Overproduction of agriculture products
-Instability of the Stock Market
-Tight monetary policy of the Federal Reserve
All of these items led directly to what event?
World War I
World War II
Great Depression
Baby Boom Generation
Eugene Talmadge is BEST known for his role as
President
Governor
Senator
Judge
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt make the city of Warm Springs, Georgia, the site of his "Little White House"?
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
It was safer from German attack.
It was safer from Japanese attack
The waters helped to ease his polio.
W.E.B. DuBois stated about the Niagara Movement's manifesto that, "We want full manhood suffrage and we want it now! We are men! We want to be treated as men. And we shall win!"
What did DuBois mean when he said, "We want full manhood suffrage?"
He wanted all black men to be free.
He wanted the fair treatment of all men so that all men could be winners.
He wanted all black men to be treated equal in all ways as white men, even at the ballot box
He wanted male suffrage to be recongnized just as the women were fighting for the right to vote.
A person supporting Eugene Talmadge for governor would have been MOST likely to belong to which occupation?
doctor
farmer
business owner
lawyer
In the early 1900s, gasoline-powered tractors became part of the modern farm. In that same era, the modern combine harvester became common, allowing crops to be harvested mechanically and quickly. Today, both of these are a part of nearly all farming endeavors.
What can you conclude about agriculture after the end of the 1800s?
Technology has become unreliable.
It became more dependent on technology
Farmers are more likely to make a profit today.
It has employed more people every year since 1900.
On his first day in office in 1962, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from city hall. Later, he gave the city's black policemen the authority to arrest whites and he hired the city's first black firefighters.
- from "Ivan Allen, Jr." in the New Georgia Encyclopedia
Based on this information, what conclusion can you make about Mayor Allen?
He was often at odds with Martin Luther King, Jr.
He became the city's first African American mayor
He was the mayor of a mostly African American city.
He challenged the policies of segregation in Atlanta.
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to Black citizens, and states were required to ratify this amendment in order to be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War. Though they passed this amendment in 1868, the House of Representatives and Senate of Georgia soon removed the Black members from the Assembly, on the grounds that the state constitution did not recognize Blacks' rights to hold public office. How did Black leaders respond to this removal?
They decided to create their own state assembly and make new laws.
They assembled in Macon to protest and decide what actions to take.
They met with President Ulysses Grant to inform him of their removal.
They held another election in hopes of getting reelected to the Assembly.
The "New South" was created after Reconstruction, and was influenced by a variety of individuals, groups, and events. Which statement BEST describes the influence of the group known as the Bourbon Triumvirate during this time?
The Bourbon Triumvirate influenced state laws regarding the Freedmen's Bureau and voting.
Increasing industry and decreasing debt were two major impacts of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
The Bourbon Triumvirate changed how elections were held and influenced government spending
Improvement of public schools and educational equality were the focus of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
The 1913 Georgia case against a Jewish man sparked fear and antisemitism in the south. Though testimonies and evidence were presented against Leo Frank, many believed the case against him was fabricated. Though he was initially found guilty, what event prevented him from serving his full sentence?
Frank's lawyers filed an appeal, and Frank was later found innocent.
A group from Marietta kidnapped Frank and hanged him from an oak tree.
Frank became ill with cholera, and was found dead in his cell in 1914
A night shift worker from the factory eventually confessed to the murder.
Racial tensions continued in Georgia, even after African Americans were granted citizenship by the Fourteenth Amendment. This was evidenced by their removal from the Georgia General Assembly in 1868. What did it take for this removal to finally be reversed, allowing Black citizens to serve in the Georgia Assembly again?
The U.S. Congress penalized white Georgia Assembly members through heavy taxation.
White Assembly members had to be physically removed and placed in jail for a year.
Black leaders led protests near the U.S. Congress meetings, demanding federal help.
The U.S. Congress had to pass an act, and sent in military support to help maintain order.
What new position created by Georgia Constitution contributed to the Three Governors Controversy?
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Lieutenant Governor
Supreme Court Justice
What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case King v. Chapman?
The court ruling established a new position in the Georgia legislature.
The court ruling settled the argument associated with the Three Governors Controversy.
The court ruling was the first to uphold the unconstitutionality of segregated schools in Georgia.
The court ruling was significant because it upheld an earlier decision stating that restrictions to black voters during Georgia primaries was unconstitutional.
Who was Mary Phagan in Georgia's history?
She was the interim governor of Georgia in 1913.B)
She was killed in what became known as the "Leo Frank case.
She was the first woman to serve in the Georgia General Assembly.
She was responsible for providing information that prove Leo Frank's guilt.
What was the main purpose of Atlanta's playing host to the International Cotton Expositions (1881,1885,1895)?
They hoped to show that Atlanta had many different economic capabilities.
They showed that Georgia was the only choice for buying cotton in the Southeast.
They proved that Atlanta was no longer discriminating against its Black citizens.
They helped to boost Georgia's international image by hosting a series of athletic competitions.
What was the effect that happened in this diagram?
The United States Supreme Court reinstated these members in 1870.
The United States Congress refused to accept Georgia as a reconstructed state.
President Andrew Johnson declared war on the state and sent troops to Savannah and Macon.
Other Southern states rallied behind Georgia and refused to pass the 14th and 15th Amendments.
What crop was produced more than any other in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era?
peanut
cotton
soybean
tobacco
Prior to becoming involved in World War II, the United States government wanted to stay out of the fighting going on in Europe and Asia. However, in 1941, the United States agreed to let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s with the promise of paying back the U.S. at a later date.
What term is being described hear?
Lend-Lease Act
Cash and Carry
Neutrality Acts
Executive Orders
After slavery ended, the U.S. government established the Freedmen’s Bureau to help former enslaved persons begin a new life. What examples of the Bureau's efforts towards that goal?
It reunited families who had been separated through the slave trade.
It helped freedmen find employment, like farm labor or sharecropping.
It provided homes and land to most former slaves and their families.
It helped get food delivered to poor whites and freedmen in the South.
It established schools for African Americans and poor whites to attend.
