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Who was the spokesman of the New South? Henry Grady
What did the International Cotton Exposition support? New South Movement
Who was Georgia’s most famous populist? Tom Watson
What happened in in Atlanta in 1906? Race Riot
Who was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate? Rebecca Latimer Felton
What young Jewish man was lynched in Georgia? Leo Frank
What Supreme Court established the “separate but equal” doctrine? Plessy v. Ferguson
Who gave the Atlanta Compromise speech? Booker T. Washington
A wealthy African-American businessman and barber. Alonzo Herndon
Whose assassination started WWI? Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What destroyed king cotton in the 1920s? Boll weevil
What New Deal governor was against Roosevelt? Eugene Talmadge
Where was the Little White House? Warm Springs, GA
Who owned the Little White House? F.D.R.
What New Deal agency created jobs for Georgia’s young men? Civilian Conservation Corps
What event caused America to declare war during WWII? Pearl Harbor
Governor during the Great Depression and later a U.S. Senator. Richard Russell, Jr.
Who was the “Father of the Two Ocean Navy” and Georgia’s U.S. Representative? Carl Vinson
F.D.R.’s plan to pull America out of the Great Depression. New Deal
What New Deal agency was Roosevelt’s tree army? C.C.C.
What New Deal agency paid farmers not to grow cotton? Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Name three ways Georgia contributed to America’s WWII war effort. Military bases, factories, farms
When America supplied weapons to the British and Soviets. Lend-lease
New Deal program that helped rural areas get electricity. Rural Electrification
Explain factors that affected Atlanta’s growth after WWII. Interstate construction, International Airport, warm climate and railroads
For whom is the Atlanta airport named? William Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson
Which Atlanta mayor ordered the “white only” signs to be taken down? Ivan Allen, Jr.
Georgia Governor who lowered the voting age to 18 and ended the white primary. Ellis Arnall
Who were the three men involved in Georgia’s Three Governor’s Affair or Controversy? Ellis Arnall Melvin Thompson Herman Talmadge
A staunch segregationists and restaurant owner who became Georgia’s chief executive. Lestor Maddox
First two African-American students to attend the University of Georgia. Charlayne Hunter Hamilton Holmes
Who was the first black mayor of Atlanta? Maynard Jackson
Which Atlanta mayor helped bring pro sports to Atlanta? Ivan Allen, Jr.
Who helped bring the Olympic Games to Atlanta and served as its mayor and a U.S. Congressman? Andrew Young
Which Civil Rights group carried out non-violent protests such as sit-ins? SNCC
What Supreme Court decision desegregated public schools? Brown v. Board of Education
What group survey Georgians about school integration? Sibley Commission
A desegregation movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which led to his arrest in Georgia. Albany Movement
A statewide election system that allowed the rural areas to control elections in Georgia. County Unit System
What political party received the most support in Georgia after the end of Reconstruction? Democratic
What company in Marietta manufactures airplanes for the military? Lockheed
What is the largest branch of state government? Executive Branch
Who is Georgia’s chief executive? Governor
Who came to Georgia in 1540 looking for gold? Hernando de Soto
Spain built missions on Georgia’s… Barrier Islands
Under mercantilism, the colonies supplied ___________ to the mother country. Raw materials
If Europeans could’ve found an all water route to Asia, they could’ve cut out the… middleman
What was the most devastating effect of European contact on Native Americans? Exposure to disease (smallpox)
Who is the founder of the Georgia Colony? James Oglethorpe
Name three reasons for settlement according to the Charter of 1732? Charity, Economics, Defense