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3rd Nine week ACE review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term do these words describe?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

2.

Which term is associated with the word "naval" in this unit?

a)

land-locked

b)

belly button

c)

Navy

d)

Army

3.

Which person is responsible for the Naval Act of 1938?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

FDR

c)

Carl Vinson

4.

What do these terms have in common?

a)

Brunswick Shipyard

b)

Bell Bomber Plant

c)

Warm Springs, Georgia

d)

Savannah Shipyard

5.

Where was this B-29 likely built?

a)

New Echota

b)

Warm Springs, Georgia

c)

Pearl Harbor, Japan

d)

Bell Bomber Plant

6.

What do the words on the image have in common?

a)

Savannah Shipyard

b)

military bases in Georgia

c)

Brunswick

d)

New Deal from FDR

7.

Who do these words describe?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

FDR

c)

Tomochichi

d)

Carl Vinson

8.

Who is known for building up our Navy and for being a segregationist?

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Richard Russel

c)

Colonel Sanders

d)

Carl Vinson

9.

Who is known for building up our Navy and for being a segregationist?

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Richard Russel

c)

Colonel Sanders

d)

Carl Vinson

10.

What do these words describe?

a)

Dahlonega Gold Rush

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

land lottery

11.

Which event caused the USA to enter World War II?

a)

the Holocaust

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

land lottery

d)

Pearl Harbor

12.

What event do these facts describe?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Krabs

c)

the Scramble for Africa

d)

Versailles

13.

What two cities are affiliated with these descriptions?

a)

Warm Springs and Ocmulgee River

b)

Tybee and Marietta

c)

Fort Benning and Lockheed Martin

d)

Savannah and Brunswick

14.

Which two cities in Georgia built Liberty Ships such as this one?

a)

Clarkesville and Cleveland

b)

Brunswick and Savannah

c)

Atlanta and Macon

d)

Peachtree City and Marietta

15.

act that allowed the US government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries during WWII in exchange for US rights in their military bases

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Act of Nobility

c)

Act of Allied Powers

d)

Nazi Act of Conflict

16.

American naval base in Hawaii, a surpise attack on the base by Japanese forces on Dec. 7, 1941 resulted in US entering WWII.

a)

New York

b)

Savannah

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Brunswick

17.

The MOST destructive war in human history, America entered the war in 1941 due to Pearl Harbor attack

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam War

d)

War on Terror

18.

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.

d)

There was a higher tax on farm animals.

19.

Which is the BEST description of the effect that tractors and other motorized implements have had on Georgia agriculture in the years following World War II?

a)

Georgia's crop yields decreased because of increased pollution.

b)

Pine trees replaced cotton as Georgia's most profitable agricultural product.

c)

The efficiency of Georgia's farming improved and a single farmer could work a larger plot of land.

d)

Tractors and motorized implements had no effect of agriculture in Georgia in the years following World War II.

20.

Why is Atlanta’s longest serving mayor, William B. 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.

21.

Which Georgia leader created the motto “the city too busy to hate” to describe Atlanta?

a)

William B. Hartsfield

b)

Ivan Allen Jr.

c)

Ellis Arnall

d)

Eugene Talmadge

22.

Which team did NOT begin play during the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.?

a)

Atlanta Hawks

b)

Atlanta Braves

c)

Atlanta Falcons

d)

Atlanta Flames

23.

Which word best describes Ivan Allen’s political point of view?

a)

Communist

b)

Moderate

c)

Segregation

d)

Progressive

24.

Which statement best describes the purpose of the white primary?

a)

To increase voter turnout in White County, Georgia

b)

To make voting difficult for white rural citizens.

c)

To ensure white conservative candidates won elections.

d)

To prevent African Americans from voting.

25.

How did the ending of the white primary affect the 1946 governor’s race?

a)

Herman Talmadge won because of votes received in the new primary systems.

b)

M.E. Thompson won because he stayed out of the white primary debate.

c)

Ellis Arnall won because he allowed the white primary to end.

d)

Eugene Talmage won because he promised to bring to back the white primary.

26.

Former governor Eugene Talmadge brought about the “Three Governors Affair” when he ____________.

a)

ran against three other candidates and won.

b)

resigned from office.

c)

won the primary but died before taking office.

d)

challenged all opponents to three public debates.

27.

He was elected governor in 1946, but died before his inauguration.

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Herman Talmadge

c)

Melvin Thompson

d)

Ellis Arnall

28.

He was Eugene’s son who “had the most” write-in votes because Talmage supports believed that the General Assembly could choose the second or third place candidate.

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Herman Talmadge

c)

Melvin Thompson

d)

Ellis Arnall

29.

The cartoon seen above makes reference to Brown v. Board of Education, which addressed the issue of

a)

segregation

b)

voting rights

c)

school funding

d)

affirmative action

30.

The 1956 Georgia state flag caused controversy for nearly forty years because it

a)

changed Georgia’s state seal.

b)

was not approved by the governor.

c)

bore the Confederate battle flag.

d)

was not flown in front of municipal buildings

31.

Which statement BEST describes why the Georgia state flag changed designs in 1956?

a)

because the white primary was ruled unconstitutional

b)

as a reaction to the desegregation movement of the era

c)

because most Georgians did not want to remember the Civil War

d)

to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War

32.

Which group was established in Georgia in 1960 to gather state residents’ feelings regarding desegregation and report the findings to the governor?

a)

Sibley Commission

b)

Congress on Racial Equality

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

d)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

33.

The Sibley Commission recommended that

a)

Georgia’s public transportation system should be integrated.

b)

The legislature should make recommendations to address racial issues.

c)

A quota system should be established to ensure the hiring of black workers.

d)

Local school systems should be allowed to decide if they wanted to integrate.

34.

One of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s roles in the civil rights movement was that he was the first president of

a)

SCLC

b)

SNCC

c)

NAACP

d)

KKK

35.

Which statement BEST describes Martin Luther King, Jr.’s role in the civil rights movement?

a)

being involved with the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision

b)

creating the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

c)

advising the Sibley Commission on racial issues

d)

leader of the civil rights movement and advocator of nonviolent protests

36.

John Lewis was important to the civil rights movement for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

a)

served as chairman of SNCC

b)

served as president of SCLC

c)

spoke at the March on Washington

d)

led the march in Selma, Alabama

37.

What was the purpose of SNCC during the early years of the civil rights era?

a)

provide more militant leadership to combat racism

b)

determine Georgia citizens’ feelings about desegregation

c)

coordinate students around the South in resisting segregation laws

d)

keep white people in political power in the South

38.

During the civil rights movement, what was SNCC known for?

a)

organizing sit-ins at lunch counters in the South

b)

confronting known segregationists and threatening them

c)

organizing violent protests around the South

d)

being the dominant civil rights org for young people

39.

Which of these was unique because its goal was the desegregation of an entire community?

a)

March on Washington

b)

SCLC

c)

SNCC

d)

Albany Movement

40.

The March on Washington is known for the following reasons

a)

MLK's I have a Dream speech

b)

It encouraged the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

It brought about the creation of SNCC and SCLC

d)

John Lewis became the "face" of the civil rights movement

41.

Which phrase BEST summarizes the effect white primaries had on African Americans

a)

Gave all citizens the right to vote.

b)

A disenfranchisement law that kept African Americans from voting in primary elections, therefore, limiting their choices in general elections

c)

A rule that only white voted in local elections

d)

The rule that kept underaged people from voting in primary elections

42.

Why was the longest serving mayor in Atlanta history, William Hartsfield, known as the city’s “Father of Aviation.

a)

He was a famous World War II pilot

b)

He brought Delta Airlines to Atlanta

c)

He was an office boy for Orville and Wilbur Wright.

d)

He believed that bringing an airport to Georgia would be the only key to economic prosperity. The Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta is one of the busiest airports in the world.

43.

William Hartsfield and Ivan Allen Jr. brought many job opportunities to Atlanta and they also worked for racial equality. During their terms in office Atlanta became known by which of the following mottos?

a)

"The city that Hartsfield and Allen built"

b)

"A City on a Hill"

c)

"A City too Busy to Hate"

d)

"The city of brotherly love"

44.

What was the purpose of SNCC during the Civil Rights Era?

a)

kept whites in political power in the South

b)

coordinated students in the South to resist segregation laws

c)

provided militant leadership to fight racism

d)

surveyed Georgians regarding their feelings about segregation

45.

John Lewis was NOT known for

a)

being president of the SCLC

b)

being president of SNCC

c)

speaking at the March on Washington

d)

leading a march in Selma, AL

46.

Which statement BEST describes the role Andrew Young played in the continued development of

Atlanta? Choose two correct answers about him. (H12a)

a)

served on the committee to bring the 1996 Olympic games to Atlanta

b)

worked to improve the interstate highway systems in Atlanta

c)

integrated the fire and police departments within the city of Atlanta

d)

brought 1,100 new businesses and one million jobs to the metropolitan Atlanta region

47.

Maynard Jackson was an influential mayor in the continued development of Atlanta.

Choose two correct answers about him. (H12a)

a)

first African American mayor of Atlanta

b)

served as ambassador to the United Nations

c)

expanded Hartsfield International Airport

d)

a leader in the civil rights movement

48.

The timeline above is related to the political career of which Atlanta mayor? (H12a)

a)

Andrew Young

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

William Hartsfield

d)

Maynard Jackson

49.

Andrew Young’s accomplishments as the mayor of Atlanta include ALL of the following EXCEPT

(H12a)

a)

$70 billion in new private investments

b)

1,100 new businesses in the region

c)

one million jobs created in Atlanta

d)

expanded Hartsfield International Airport

50.

The events listed above could be used to support President Jimmy Carter’s

(H12b)

a)

reelection victory as U.S. President

b)

winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

c)

serving only one term as U.S. President.

d)

becoming the leader of the United Nations in 1976.

51.

As state senator in the 1960s, Jimmy Carter was a strong advocate for

a)

changing statewide voting requirements.

b)

continuing the Jim Crow policies.

c)

improving education for Georgia students..

d)

getting the United States out of Vietnam.

52.

Which of these would likely be a goal of Atlanta in the years leading up to the summer of 1996?

(H12c)

a)

The city needed to cut taxes.

b)

More hotel rooms needed to be added.

c)

Segregation policies needed to be ended.

d)

An international airport needed to be built.

53.

Which of these BEST completes the chart above? (H12c)

a)

Trees were cut down

b)

New theaters were built

c)

Perofessional sports teams were created

d)

New sports complexes were built

54.

Which Atlanta industry MOST LIKELY received the biggest boost from the 1996 Olympics? (H12c)

a)

agriculture

b)

manufacturing

c)

tourism

d)

trade

55.

What is the MOST LIKELY reason that Atlanta’s city leaders wanted the city to host the 1996 Summer Olympics? (H12c)

a)

bring more companies to Atlanta

b)

make money from private investors

c)

receive aid from the federal government

d)

establish Atlanta as an international city

56.

Georgia plays major roles in both the national and global economy through tourism, port expansion,

and the film industry. Which statement provides the BEST evidence of Georgia’s port development?

(H12d)

a)

Tourism in Savannah has increased; tourists come from around the world.

b)

The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, which started in 2015, was established.

c)

More schools and public parks have been built near Georgia’s ports in the last decade.

d)

Federal laws have been passed to protect ports and provide funding for America’s ports.

57.

The film industry makes billions of dollars each year, but not all profits are made through Hollywood.

Georgia made over $7 billion from film production last year. Which statement BEST explains why

Georgia has become one of the leading locations for filming in the United States? (H12d)

a)

Famous actors began moving to Georgia, so movie producers followed and began building movie studios.

b)

The state of Georgia provides discounted housing for the actors and filming crews during movie production.

c)

Farmers across Georgia have sold portions of their farmland to filmmakers, which has been turned into filming studios.

d)

The state of Georgia has financial incentives for filmmakers, diverse filming locations, and vast professional resources.

58.

The port of Savannah has been Georgia’s primary seaport since the founding of the colony in 1733. It

is one of the busiest seaports on the eastern seaboard because the port

a)

is easily accessible from the entire southeastern region of the U. S.

b)

has the largest continuous dock in the eastern U.S.

c)

is the largest container port in the U.S.

d)

has a ferry service available seven days a week.

59.

Georgia governor Nathan Deal marketed Georgia as a place where new businesses, such as the film

industry, can thrive, largely due to several reasons. Choose TWO correct answers.

a)

large supply of actors

b)

many theaters in Georgia

c)

tax incentives

d)

transportation systems

60.

Which fact proves that Carter's presidency worked to help with foreign policy?

a)

negotiation of the Camp David Accords with Egypt and Israel

b)

allowing the Shah of Iran to enter the US for medical treatment

c)

signing laws to protect environmental lands

d)

boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics