Ga History: Unit 8 and 9: Post WWII and Civil Rights.

Question 1

Owned Pickrick restaurant, segregationist, elected gov.in 1967, served at Lt. Gov. under Carter

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Lester Maddox

Question 2

Marched with MLK, civil rights leader, Head of SNCC;state rep. for Georgia's 5th district

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John Lewis

Question 3

The student Nonviolent Coordinating committee (SNCC), headquartered in Atlanta,

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worked w/ the SCLC and urged them to become more aggressive.

Question 4

Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation laws violated the

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14th Amendment

Question 5

The event that established Martin Luther King. Jr. as a national civil rights leader was

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the Montgomery bus boycott.

Question 6

Mayor of Atlanta, convinced the city to buy Candler field to build an airport

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William B. Hartsfield

Question 7

As a result of the decline in demand for cotton, farmers turned to such crops as

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peanuts, soybeans, tobacco, and pine trees

Question 8

President of Morehouse College, mentor to MLK, pacifist

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Banjamin Mays

Question 9

Former governor Eugene Talmadge brought about the "Three Governors Affair" when he

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won the primary but died before taking office.

Question 10

First black mayor of Atlanta, served three terms as mayor

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Maynard Jackson

Question 11

The act that prohibited racial discrimination in employment and labor unions was the

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Civil Rights Act.

Question 12

1st became gov during the 3 gov's controversy, changed locks on the gov's office segregationist

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Herman Talmadge

Question 13

The goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was to end segregation by

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using nonviolent methods

Question 14

The University of Georgia was integrated in 1961 with the admission of

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Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes.

Question 15

The purpose of the March on Washington, D.C. was to

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demonstrate the support of the civil rights movement.

Question 16

Gov. in 32', segregationist, well like by rural voters, Elected 4 times, died before 4th term.

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Eugene Talmadge

Question 17

The Sibley Commission studied school integration and recommended

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integrating the public schools.

Question 18

Not a goal of Ivan Allen, Jr.'s "Forward Atlanta" to attract new business and industry to atl?

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build an aquarium as a major tourist attraction

Question 19

Born in GA College @ Morehouse, Preacher in Birmingham, Civil Rights Leader, assassinated in 68

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 20

gov. during WWII, youngest gov. at age 35, believed blacks should be allowed to vote at primary

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Ellis Arnall

Question 21

Which of the following was not a reason Georgians left farming?

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The Government's price supports stopped.

Question 22

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. , King gave his

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" I Have a Dream" speech.

Question 23

Aide to MLK, U.S. Rep. from 1973-1977, Amb. to the United Nations, helped bring Olympics to Atl

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Andrew Young

Question 24

The Albany movement was an effort to desegregate Albany that.

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failed in its objective but taught valuable lessons.

Ga History: Unit 8 and 9: Post WWII and Civil Rights.

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Ga History: Unit 8 and 9: Post WWII and Civil Rights.

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