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Benchmark 3 Review
Units 8-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Since FDR's New Deal programs helped African American's, what Georgia politician opposed them? | Eugene Talmadge |
| Which New Deal program was responsible for the construction of the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Macon airport, and the blue ridge parkway, forest and national park improvements? | the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| Which U.S. president came to Warm Springs, Georgia for relief from the pain of polio, and developed New Deal programs during his visits and what was the name of his home there? | FDR and the Little White House |
| This New Deal program is the only one still around today. | SSA |
| On numerous trips to Georgia FDR could see that farmers and his own home in Warm Springs had no light, which encouraged the creation of this New Deal program that encouraged people to buy appliances such as toasters etc. | REA |
| Why did Georgia and much of the South have an economic depression before the rest of the country? | The impacts of the boll weevil and the drought |
| The AAA forced farmers to do what due to a decline in the prices of several crops | to stop growing those particular crops |
| Georgia had more of these than any other state during WWI. | military camps and forts |
| Savannah and Brunswick's economies were impacted by World War II because of what? | Liberty ships and training facilities |
| He was a senator and governor who helped bring in or maintain 15 military bases and started the National School Lunch Program, but was a segregationist | Richard B Russell |
| What law allowed the United States to support the Allied war effort in this manner, without yet committing soldiers to fight in World War II that provided weapons in exchange for military bases | Lend Lease Act |
| Father of Atlanta aviation” who brought aviation to Atlanta | William Hartsfield |
| Atlanta mayor who took down the colored and white signs and brought in the sports franchises of the Braves, Hawks, and Falcons and supported the MARTA and I-285 | Ivan Allen Jr |
| These two mayors BOTH pursued policies to continue the development of Atlanta projects and transportation | William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen Jr. |
| As an agricultural state, new developments in technology had what impact on rural communities | A reduction in the need for workers like sharecroppers and tenant farmers due to BIG FARMS and fewer farmers and a decrease in workers needed |
| The white primary excluded blacks, Eugene Talmadge won the 1946 election, but died. Ellis Arnall refused to step down, while Herman Talmadge and M. E. Thompson claimed to be the governor. S.C. ruled Thompson as gov. is referred to as what? | The three governor's controversy which was an embarrassment to the state |
| How did write-in votes impact the 1946 gubernatorial election in Georgia and the controversy that followed in the three governor's controversy? | Segregationists wrote in Herman Talmadge's name during the election to prevent Melvin Thompson the Lt. gov, from potentially becoming governor. This led to Talmadge's appointment by the General Assembly before the Georgia Supreme Court intervened. |
| was located in Marietta, GA where they built B29 bombers | Bell Bomber Plant |
| In 1956, the Georgia General Assembly voted to change the state flag to show the legislators’ opposition to school integration by adding what to the flag | the Confederate battle emblem |
| Brown vs. Board of Education overturned what court case? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| MLK was the first president of which organization that used African-American churches to coordinate the civil rights movement? | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
| Although Dr. King considered the Albany Movement a failure, he stated that there were valuable lessons...What were they? | Not to do too much at one time (but gradual) and ideas such as sit ins and other forms of protest. |
| This civil rights organization was comprised of mostly by college students in order to stage sit ins, register voters and organize boycotts? | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) |
| Founder and chairperson of SNCC Speaker at the march on Washington Lead the March in Selma Alabama that came to be known as Bloody Sunday US Representative from Georgia | John Lewis |
| What was the primary goal of the March on Washington? | To demonstrate the tremendous support of the Civil Rights Act |
| How did Lester Maddox showed his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, claiming to represent most Georgians? | Lester Maddox showed his opposition first by violent acts against blacks like Pickrick drumsticks and guns, then by closing his restaurant instead of serving black customers. |
| Led the Camp David Accord, SALT II, boycotted the 1980 Olympics | President Jimmy Carter |
| He was the first African American Congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction | Andrew Young |
| Improvements to the Atlanta's infrastructure helped create interest in the construction of major attractions such as the Georgia Aquarium came about because of what event? | 1996 Summer Olympics |
| Short-term impacts of the Olympic Games in Atlanta included | The removal of the urban decay that downtown Atlanta was experiencing and roadway improvements, the addition of sidewalks, and streetlights |
| The long-term impacts of the Olympic games were | The city also experienced growth for the first time in many years as many young, urban professionals moved from the suburbs to city limits based on their experiences at the games, and projects that never would have happened. |
| How is Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) likely to impact the economy of Georgia and the cargo in the deep sea ports. | The SHEP is likely to boost Georgia's economy by increasing trade, creating jobs, and attracting new investments by allowing it to serve larger vessels. |
| The easiest way to transport larger containers and bulk items would be... | Ships on the deep sea ports |
| He was the first African American mayor of Atlanta who added the international wing added to the airport, which in turn has his name added to it's name in his honor. | Maynard Jackson |
| The protection and privileges given to all citizens by the Constitution refers to what? | Civil Rights |
| The "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and what piece of legislation did it help to push through Congress? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| He participated in Freedom Rides, chairperson of SNCC | John Lewis |
| The 1996 Summer Olympics contributed to making Atlanta this type of city | “international city” |
| They were negatively affected by the 1996 Olympic Games? | low income residents who lived downtown |
| As a state senator in Georgia, Jimmy Carter supported what three things? | Education, integration, and environmental reform. |
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