GCSU GA HISTORY Exam Rated A+| 95
Questions with Complete Answers
Georgia act associated with early 20th century movement called progressivism
- ANSWER Passage of Jim crow laws
Which is true of the 1920's in Georgia - ANSWER Boll weevil devastated cotton crops
Main political strengths of Eugene Tallmadge in Georgia politics: - ANSWER Towns and
cities
Major boost to Georgia's economy in the WWII period came because: -
ANSWER Military bases were built in the state
The two-governor controversy in the mid 1940 that got national attention in
Georgia involved - ANSWER Ellis Arnall and Herman Tallmadge
WWII and post war era, Georgia Richard Russell was most known for - ANSWER His
work in the US senate
Movement founded in Atlanta to try to keep public schools when the governor's
office threatened to privatize
rather than desegregate them - ANSWER Massive resistance
, One of the two Georgians who desegregated UGA: - ANSWER Charlayne Hunter
All were Georgians who became recognized literary figures in 20th century except: -
ANSWER Flannery O'Conner
Declining as a major industry in Georgia but the late 20th century - ANSWER
Garment making
All are changes in Georgia in the post WWII period except - ANSWER First major
decline in cotton as the main agriculture product
Alexander Stephens - ANSWER vice president - other problem with Stephens as
choice choose Toombs as answer
Crop questions - ANSWER Rice, silk
Tribe not in Georgia - ANSWER Iroquois
What was segregation of voting in the late 1800's called? - ANSWER Disenfranchise
What was segregation of schools called in 1930's? - ANSWER Massive resistance
Which part of the state didn't support the revolution? - ANSWER Mountain
British controlled - ANSWER coast
Questions with Complete Answers
Georgia act associated with early 20th century movement called progressivism
- ANSWER Passage of Jim crow laws
Which is true of the 1920's in Georgia - ANSWER Boll weevil devastated cotton crops
Main political strengths of Eugene Tallmadge in Georgia politics: - ANSWER Towns and
cities
Major boost to Georgia's economy in the WWII period came because: -
ANSWER Military bases were built in the state
The two-governor controversy in the mid 1940 that got national attention in
Georgia involved - ANSWER Ellis Arnall and Herman Tallmadge
WWII and post war era, Georgia Richard Russell was most known for - ANSWER His
work in the US senate
Movement founded in Atlanta to try to keep public schools when the governor's
office threatened to privatize
rather than desegregate them - ANSWER Massive resistance
, One of the two Georgians who desegregated UGA: - ANSWER Charlayne Hunter
All were Georgians who became recognized literary figures in 20th century except: -
ANSWER Flannery O'Conner
Declining as a major industry in Georgia but the late 20th century - ANSWER
Garment making
All are changes in Georgia in the post WWII period except - ANSWER First major
decline in cotton as the main agriculture product
Alexander Stephens - ANSWER vice president - other problem with Stephens as
choice choose Toombs as answer
Crop questions - ANSWER Rice, silk
Tribe not in Georgia - ANSWER Iroquois
What was segregation of voting in the late 1800's called? - ANSWER Disenfranchise
What was segregation of schools called in 1930's? - ANSWER Massive resistance
Which part of the state didn't support the revolution? - ANSWER Mountain
British controlled - ANSWER coast
