Post WW II and Modern Georgia

Question 1

Before WW II, ___ out of every 3 Georgians were farmers.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 2

Who messed up higher education in Ga. prior to WW II?

Accepted Answer

Talmadge

Question 3

Hartsfield led the somewhat smooth transition of integration in Atlanta by.............

Accepted Answer

hiring black police officers

Question 4

True or False In 1940, most Georgians lived in cities.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

Who led the fight to bring the aviation industry to the forefront in Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

William B. Hartsfield

Question 6

Favoring or promoting reform

Accepted Answer

progressive

Question 7

With the end of the county unit system, Georgia became a ___ party system.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 8

The end of the county unit system established the concept of ..........

Accepted Answer

"one person, one vote"

Question 9

The consequence of ending the county unit system was ..........................

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 10

Which does not describe Jimmy Carter?

Accepted Answer

Republican

Question 11

Which Georgia way of life was transformed by WW II?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 12

recognition by an agency that a college meets acceptable education standards

Accepted Answer

accreditation

Question 13

Georgia's General Assembly was ordered to.............

Accepted Answer

reapportion

Question 14

Beofre it became the world's busiest airport it was a ..........

Accepted Answer

racetrack

Question 15

Who took control of Ga.'s prisons away from the Governor's office?

Accepted Answer

Arnall

Question 16

By what percentage did immigration in Georgia grow between 1990 and 2000?

Accepted Answer

233%

Question 17

Under the County Unit System, who had more power?

Accepted Answer

rural areas

Question 18

What was the economic impact of the 1996 summer olympics?

Accepted Answer

5 billion

Question 19

Who did Carter open diplomatic relations with?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 20

What system led to tremendous growth in Atlanta after WW II?

Accepted Answer

transportation

Question 21

What did farming in Georgia become after WW II?

Accepted Answer

big business, more productive

Question 22

What branch of the U.S. Military did Carter serve in?

Accepted Answer

Navy

Question 23

Who is the embodiment of Georgia's change to a 2 party system?

Accepted Answer

Sonny Perdue

Question 24

Abolished the Jim Crow poll tax

Accepted Answer

Arnall

Question 25

The County Unit System was unfair because it............

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 26

It came to Georgia in 1996?

Accepted Answer

Summer Olympics

Question 27

What did Atlanta get as a result of preperation for the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 28

What was abolished by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ga. in 1962?

Accepted Answer

county unit system

Question 29

Who did Carter get to resolve their disagreements?

Accepted Answer

Egypt/Israel

Question 30

What livestock became a big agricultural product after WW II?

Accepted Answer

poultry

Question 31

served as governor 1943-1947

Accepted Answer

Arnall

Question 32

What fraction of Georgia farms were lost after WW II?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Question 33

What represents President Jimmy Carter?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 34

Due to the loss of farms, what grew in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

urban population

Question 35

The 1996 Summer Olympic games were special because........

Accepted Answer

100th anniversary

Question 36

Who brought Atlanta's impressive expressway system into being?

Accepted Answer

Hartsfield

Question 37

Which industries have immigrants had a significant impact upon in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 38

Who brought major league sports teams to Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Allen Jr.

Question 39

Who lost out due to the agricultural transformation?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 40

Under Ellis Arnall Georgia.........

Accepted Answer

both of these

Question 41

What name characterizes the period of 1945 to 1960?

Accepted Answer

"Baby Boom"

Question 42

Now because of the ending of the 2 party system, Georgia has

Accepted Answer

checks and balances

Question 43

Under Ellis Arnall, Georgia was first to........

Accepted Answer

allow 18yr. olds to vote

Question 44

Where did WW II innovation show up in agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Farm Machinery

Question 45

Before the end of the county unit system Georgia was referred to as part of the

Accepted Answer

solid South

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