8th Grade Georgia History Final and
EOG Review Exam Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest
Update (2026/2027)
Question:
Technology in WWII
Answer:
Larger tractors and other farm equipment and improved
fertilizers and techniques made farming more productive while at the same
time reducing the
need for workers. As fewer people were needed on farms, Georgia
population shifted from
living in rural areas to living in urban areas. Even though fewer Georgians
are employed in
Agriculture, it is still Georgia's number one industry.
Question:
Mayor William B. Hartsfield
Answer:
He help encourage The city too busy to hate.", -
He serve six terms as mayor (1937-1941; 1942-1961), -He led in making
Atlanta the aviation hub
of the Southeast.
-Helped Dr. King Sr. and others in organizing African American voter
registration drives.
,-In 1958 he asked the state to allow Atlantans to decided if it would integrate
schools.
-Increased the size of Atlanta.
Question:
Ivan Allen
Answer:
The day he took office in 1962 he ordered immediate removal of all
"Colored" and "White" signs on entrances to City Hall..
-He removed restriction of African American policeman and integrated the
Fire Department.
-He brought sports teams to Atlanta.
Question:
Three Governors' Controversy
Answer:
During the 1946 election, anger over the end of
the whites only primary leads to Eugene Talmadge getting elected - again.
Talmadge died before
he was sworn into office and there is confusion and arguing over who should
be Governor. This
leads to the Three Governor's Episode.
Question:
Three Governors Controvery
Answer:
,Herman Talmadge
Melvin Thompson
Question:
Ellis Arnall
How would the three Governor's episode be settled?
Answer:
The State Supreme
court ruled that Thompson would be governor until a special election could
be held
Question:
-In 1948 Herman Talmadge would win the special election and become
governor
Brown Vs. BOE
Answer:
Massive resistance to this court case -
-Declared the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. BOE null and void - it did
not have to be
obeyed in GA., Threatened to close any public school that integrated
-Changed the state flag
Question:
Georgia Flag in 1956
Answer:
, The flag was changed to incorporate the St. Andrew's
cross also know as the Confederate battle emblem, but most commonly
called the rebel flag.
this was Georgia's General Assembly saying they fight integration of the
school and Brown vs.
the BO
Question:
Sibley Commission
Answer:
created by the General Assembly to travel throughout the
state to find the feelings of Georgians regarding integration of school. They
reported back that
Georgians would rather close the schools than to integrate. As a result the
Georgia General
Assembly put the burden on local School to integrate or face the wrath of the
federal
government.
Question:
Brown v. Board of Education
Answer:
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal
and ordered all
public schools desegregated.
Question:
EOG Review Exam Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest
Update (2026/2027)
Question:
Technology in WWII
Answer:
Larger tractors and other farm equipment and improved
fertilizers and techniques made farming more productive while at the same
time reducing the
need for workers. As fewer people were needed on farms, Georgia
population shifted from
living in rural areas to living in urban areas. Even though fewer Georgians
are employed in
Agriculture, it is still Georgia's number one industry.
Question:
Mayor William B. Hartsfield
Answer:
He help encourage The city too busy to hate.", -
He serve six terms as mayor (1937-1941; 1942-1961), -He led in making
Atlanta the aviation hub
of the Southeast.
-Helped Dr. King Sr. and others in organizing African American voter
registration drives.
,-In 1958 he asked the state to allow Atlantans to decided if it would integrate
schools.
-Increased the size of Atlanta.
Question:
Ivan Allen
Answer:
The day he took office in 1962 he ordered immediate removal of all
"Colored" and "White" signs on entrances to City Hall..
-He removed restriction of African American policeman and integrated the
Fire Department.
-He brought sports teams to Atlanta.
Question:
Three Governors' Controversy
Answer:
During the 1946 election, anger over the end of
the whites only primary leads to Eugene Talmadge getting elected - again.
Talmadge died before
he was sworn into office and there is confusion and arguing over who should
be Governor. This
leads to the Three Governor's Episode.
Question:
Three Governors Controvery
Answer:
,Herman Talmadge
Melvin Thompson
Question:
Ellis Arnall
How would the three Governor's episode be settled?
Answer:
The State Supreme
court ruled that Thompson would be governor until a special election could
be held
Question:
-In 1948 Herman Talmadge would win the special election and become
governor
Brown Vs. BOE
Answer:
Massive resistance to this court case -
-Declared the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. BOE null and void - it did
not have to be
obeyed in GA., Threatened to close any public school that integrated
-Changed the state flag
Question:
Georgia Flag in 1956
Answer:
, The flag was changed to incorporate the St. Andrew's
cross also know as the Confederate battle emblem, but most commonly
called the rebel flag.
this was Georgia's General Assembly saying they fight integration of the
school and Brown vs.
the BO
Question:
Sibley Commission
Answer:
created by the General Assembly to travel throughout the
state to find the feelings of Georgians regarding integration of school. They
reported back that
Georgians would rather close the schools than to integrate. As a result the
Georgia General
Assembly put the burden on local School to integrate or face the wrath of the
federal
government.
Question:
Brown v. Board of Education
Answer:
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal
and ordered all
public schools desegregated.
Question:
