Social Studies: Unit 9

Which statement about Atlanta under Mayors William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen Jr. are correct?

African Americans gained important civil rights

What landmark Supreme Court decision led to the creation of the Sibley Commission by the Georgia General Assembly?

Brown v. Board of Education

What was the immediate effect of the Sibley Commission's recommendations?

Georgia achieved some desegregation while keeping most schools segregated

In 1946, Ga voters directly challenged the civil rights gains made by ending the white primary system when they elected

Governor Eugene Talmadge

In the 1946 election, Governor Ellis Arnall was challenged by Eugene Talmadge. What was one cause of his defeat?

He did not fight a court ruling that Georgia's white primary system was unconstitutional

Which of the following mayors or governors integrated the fire department and other government offices of Atlanta, Georgia?

Ivan Allen, Jr.

Which governor capitalized on public opposition to the 1964 civil rights act to win the 1966 election?

Lester Maddox

After WWII, new agricultural technologies were a factor in what population change in Ga?

People migrated from rural areas to cities

Which statement about the findings of the Sibley Commission is correct?

Roughly 60 percent of Georgians supported closing public schools rather that integrating

What was Ga governor Herman Talmadge's response to demands for civil rights by African American Citizens of the state?

Talmadge supported segregation and resisted the federal government's attempts to weaken the state's Jim Crow laws

What three factors contributed to Ga's economic transformation in the early twentieth century?

a boll weevil nfestation destroyed much of the state's cotton crops, the population of Ga became more centralized in urban areas, and WWI and WWII caused demand fir manufactured goods to increase

William B. Hartsfield, the longest serving mayor in Atlanta's history, is largely known for

bringing air travel to the state

How did the contributions of former mayor of Atlanta Ivan Allen Jr., during his time in office help the city develop economically?

by bringing professional sports teams to the city, Allen helped Atlanta create the infrastructure that would allow it to host the Olympics

What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, created in 1960 as a response to the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

counties should be allowed to determine for themselves weather to integrate

In 1900, roughly 85 percent of Ga's population lived in rural areas. By the 2000s, that number had dropped to about 25 percent. What factor caused this change?

demand for agricultural labor declined

Why was Lester Maddox found in contempt of court in the 1960s?

for defying a court order to integrate his restaurant

Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because

he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions

The primary benefit of bringing major league sports to Atlanta, Georgia, was that

it helped the city gain national recognition

The MAIN purpose of the 1963 March on Washington was to

pressure lawmakers to pass civil rights legislation

What issue did Eugene Talmadge make central to his 1946 campaign for governor of Ga?

reinstating the white primary

The addition of the symbol of the confederate States of America to the Georgia state flag in 1956 was in response by the state government to

the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education

Based on your knowledge of Social Studies, what is Groover referring in this quotation?

the adoption of a new state flag in response to federal integration orders

Which two statements about Atlanta under Mayors William B. Hartsfeild and Ivan Allen, Jr., are correct?

the city expanded and improved infrastructure and African Americans gained important civil rights

What factor contributed significantly to the election of Ga politicians that supported civil rights legislation during the 1940s?

the end of the white primary system

Why did the Georgia Supreme Court decide who had the right to be the governor following the 1946 gubernatorial election?

the governor-elect died and the two people claimed they had the right to succeed him

Why was the Albany Movement unable to fully achieve its desegregation goals?

there was a lack of support among the middles-class African Americans

The original goal of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was

to desegregate public places

What was the original purpose of the Sibley Commission?

to determine public opinion in Georgia about desegregating schools

From what segment of the Georgian population did Lester Maddox draw MOST of his support in the 1960s?

white Georgians who supported segregationist policy