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MS______ GEORGIA 8TH GRADE SS 2nd Semester REVIEW.
MS______ GEORGIA 8TH GRADE SS 2nd Semester REVIEW.
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1
What Georgian is known as the "Father of the two-ocean navy"?
Ellis Arnall
Walter F. George
Carl Vinson
Richard B. Russell
2
Which early Civil Rights leader stressed the need to strive for equality by demanding it?
Alonzo Herndon
Carl Vinson
Booker T. Washington
W E B DuBois
3
Who believed economic independence was the only road to social & political equality?
Booker T. Washington
Benjamin Mays
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
4
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. favored bringing about social change through
Democracy
Nonviolence
Compromise
Unity
5
What was Tom Watson's greatest accomplishment?
A bill to provide meat inspections
Voting rights for women
The Rural Free Delivery Bill
A bill to increase the minimum wage
6
The Bourbon Triumvirate did NOT believe in
White supremacy
Improving working conditions for the poor
Creating stronger economic ties to the North
States rights
7
What Depression era governor spoke out against the New Deal, metro areas, & African Americans?
Jimmy Carter
Eugene Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Eurith Rivers
8
What is a key reason for the migration of people to Georgia since the 1960s?
Abundant airports
A diversified economy & mild climate
City infrastructure
Successful school reforms
9
This movement believed in nonviolence through sit-ins & voter registration.
Lend-Lease
Reconstruction
Civil Rights
Great Migration
10
What was a major contribution of Georgia during WW II?
The atomic bomb was developed
Doctors & nurses were trained in hospitals
Development of radar technology
Military bases trained many soldiers
11
What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful businessman?
Coca-Cola
Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Georgia Pacific
12
The New South, envisioned by Henry W. Grady, would
Promote tourism
Support segregation of the races
Rival the North economically
Maintain its southern heritage
13
This governor & president negotiated a peace agreement between Israel & Egypt. (Camp David)
Roosevelt
Hoover
Carter
Wilson
14
Most of Georgia's revenue comes from which type of tax?
Income taxes
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Motor fuel taxes
15
What was the issue for which mayor William B. Hartsfield is best remembered?
Tax reform
Aviation
Business
Education
16
What led Pres. Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on the Central Powers in WW I?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attacks on American ships
Anit-German feelings in the U.S.
Zimmermann Telegram
17
These men provided jobs & economical growth for GA through military spending.
Richard Russell, Carl Vinson
Richard Russell, Jimmy Carter
Franklin Roosevelt, Carl Vinson
Eugene Talmadge, Franklin Roosevelt
18
This motto is on the GA flag.
Live long & prosper
Liberty & Justice for All
May the Force be With You
Wisdom, Justice, & Moderation
19
What type of aircraft was built at the Bell Aircraft Marietta plant?
727s
B-29 bombers
Helicopters
Fighter jets
20
This governor closed his restaurant instead of honoring the Civil Rights Act.
Lester Maddox
Jimmy Carter
Eugene Talmadge
21
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws passed by Georgia's government?
To provide equality for black Georgians
To make alcohol illegal
To continue white control
To promote industry in Georgia
22
Who was the Atlanta mayor responsible for bringing professional sports teams to the city?
Maynard Jackson
Lester Maddox
Ivan Allen Jr.
William B. Hartsfield
23
The Leo Frank trial represented ____ in GA.
acceptance
antisemitism
disenfranchisement
24
This governmental concept limits the power of the 3 branches
term limits
accountability
checks & balances
25
This GA congressman was a SNCC chair and a freedom rider.
WEB DuBois
Booker T. Washington
John Lewis
Martin Luther King, Jr
26
This president wanted life to be easier for Georgians by providing them electricity.
Truman
Carter
Hoover
Roosevelt
27
What happened to Leo Frank after his trial?
Spent the rest of his life in prison
Taken from jail and lynched
Found guilty, but was later freed
Sentenced and put to death
28
The enlargement of this port enabled larger ships, allowing more imports & exports.
Columbus
Savannah
Bainbridge
Brunswick
29
The main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition that was held in Atlanta was to
Get ideas from foreign countries
Bring visitors to Atlanta
To provide entertainment
Showcase the industries of the New South
30
What did the New Deal's REA project do for Georgia farmers?
To create a retirement system for farmers
Enabled farms to double their size
For power companies to run lines in rural areas
For the regulation of crop prices
31
The purpose of the white primary was to
Help blacks get elected to public office
Keep blacks from being involved in politics
Promote voting by African Americans
Allow blacks to have more political influence
32
What was the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in
Brown vs. Board of Education?
Segregation was declared unconstitutional
Separate but equal facilities continued
Black schools received more teachers
Black schools would get more money
33
The Populist Party in Georgia was the party of the
Abolitionists
Small farmers
Wealthy
Government workers
34
What Georgia city is a financial, communication, & transportation center for the SE U.S.?
Macon
Augusta
Atlanta
Savannah
35
Which voting qualification was designed to prevent African Americans from voting?
Literacy test
Identification number
Party affiliation
Residency requirement