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WorksheetsSS8H11 and SS8H12 Unit Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment.
Worcestor v. Georgia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Brown v. Board of Education
The Sibley Commission found ______________ of Georgians wanted the public schools to remain segregated.
40%
50%
60%
75%
In response to Brown v. Board of Education, the Georgia General Assembly added a _________________ to the 1956 Georgia state flag.
star
Confederate Battle flag
state seal
school house
Lester Maddox was _____________________?
considered the father of aviation in Atlanta
a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. King
Georgia's last openly segregationist governor
Atlanta's first black mayor
In 1964, this man became the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lester Maddox
William B. Hartsfield
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
John Lewis
Which event did 250,000 civil rights activist gather at the Lincoln Memorial to promote Civil Rights legislation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Which legislation ended legal segregation in public places and employer discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and national origin?
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voter Rights Act of 1965
Plessy v. Ferguson
Maynard Jackson was _________?
Georgia's last openly segregationist governor
The first black mayor of a major southern city
The founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
The leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Which Atlanta mayor had the airport renamed in his honor after remodeling the terminals?
Ernest Vandiver
Lester Maddox
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Which Georgia governor reorganized the state government and appointed more women and minorities to government positions?
Maynard Jacson
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
What event led to President Carter not being reelected to a 2nd term?
Panama Canal Treaty
World War II
Iran Hostage Crisis
9/11
Which Georgia industry has welcomed more than 100 million travelers and is a leading employer in the state?
Film
Textile
Tourism
Software
Which civil rights organization was made up of ministers and pastors to lead anti-discrimination marches, boycotts, and demonstrations throughout the south?
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
CORE
Which group arranged 10 hearings throughout Georgia, and recommended that individual school districts decide how they wanted to handle desegregation?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Congress of Racial Equality
Sibley Commission
Which civil rights event made an effort to desegregate an entire community?
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany Movement
Which civil rights organization was led by John Lewis?
NAACP
CORE
SCLC
SNCC
Which former Georgia governor gained notoriety for closing his successful restaurant rather than desegregating it?
Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young
Herman Talmadge
Lester Maddox
Which event most led to Atlanta being considered an International city?
SEC Championship Game
1996 Olympic Games
NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four
Super Bowl LIII
What do most people consider the most important moment of the 1963 March on Washington?
When the marchers come into the Washington D.C. city limits
Dr. King delivering his "I Have A Dream" speech
John Lewis's speech to the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee members
Joan Baez singing "We Shall Overcome."
Which famous Georgia event was plagued with a deadly domestic terrorist attack?
Super Bowl LIII
1996 Olympic Games
2010 SEC Football Championship Game
1977 Final Four in the Omni
