UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION TEST
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GA Flag Controversies - Answer-The state flag used from 1956 to 2001 featured a
prominent Confederate Battle Flag, which some residents found offensive due to its
historical use by the Confederate States of America and its contemporary use as a
symbol by various white supremacy groups
GA Music and Literature - Answer-Georgia is known for such authors as Alice Walker
and Margaret Mitchell; for musicians and bands such a R.E.M. and Ray Charles;
Literature - Answer-fiction novels such as Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind and
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (The Color Purple's stage adaptation is by Georgia
Author and Agnes Scott Alumna Marsha Norman) are other examples. Among the most
interesting of Southern literature's genres is Southern Gothic, with such notable Georgia
writers as Flannery O'Conner and Erskine Caldwell. Georgia's poets, such as Sidney
Lanier, nonfiction writers like humorist Lewis Grizzard also have a place in the state's
literary background
Music in GA - Answer-Music in Georgia ranges from folk music to rhythm and blues,
rock and roll, country music, sludge metal and hip hop. The Georgia Music Hall of
Fame, located in Macon is the state's museum of music.
1996 Olympic Games - Answer-A major international multi-sport event that took place in
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A record 197 nations,
all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes.
US Invasion of Panama - Answer-Code-named Operation Just Cause, was the invasion
of Panama by the United States in December 1989. It occurred during the
administration of U.S. President George bush and ten years after the Torrijos-Carter
Treaties were ratified to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the United States to
Panama by the year 2000.
Reasons for US Invasion - Answer-Safeguarding the lives of U.S. citizens in Panama. In
his statement, Bush claimed that Noriega had declared that a state of war existed
between the U.S. and Panama and that he threatened the lives of the approximately
35,000 U.S. citizens living there. There had been numerous clashes between U.S. and
Panamanian forces; one U.S. Marine had been killed a few days earlier, and several
incidents of harassment of U.S. citizens had taken place.
Defending democracy and human rights in Panama.
Combating drug trafficking. Panama had become a center for drug money laundering
and a transit point for drug trafficking to the U.S. and Europe.
,Protecting the integrity of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. Members of Congress and others
in the U.S. political establishment claimed that Noriega threatened the neutrality of the
Panama Canal and that the U.S. had the right under the treaties to intervene militarily to
protect the canal.
Rebecca Latimer Felton - Answer-American writer, lecturer, reformer, and politician who
became the first woman to serve in the US Senate. She was the most prominent
woman in Georgia in the Progressive Era, and was honored by appointment to the
Senate; she served one day, the shortest serving Senator in U.S. history. She was also
the oldest freshman senator to enter the Senate. She is also the only woman to have
served as a Senator from Georgia; one of the few prominent women who spoke in favor
of lynching
Leo Frank - Answer-Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 - August 17, 1915) was a Jewish-
American factory superintendent whose hanging in 1915 by a lynch mob, planned and
led by prominent citizens in Marietta, Georgia, drew attention to antisemitism in the
United States.
The County-Unit System - Answer-was used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a
victor in its primary elections. Each county was given a certain number of votes and the
candidate who received the highest number of votes in that county won all their 'unit
votes', under a form of block voting. A candidate had to have a majority of county unit
votes to win and if no candidate received a majority, then a run-off election would be
held between the top two finishers.In 1963, the county unit system was declared
unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in its Gray v. Sanders decision.
The Supreme Court found that the system violated the 'one man, one vote' principle.
Eugene Talmadge - Answer-Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th
Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. Elected to
a fourth term in 1946, he died before taking office. To date only he and Joe Brown have
been elected four times as Governor of Georgia.
went to uga, against new deal; used martial law to control the textile strike
The Agricultural Adjustment Adminstration - Answer-enacted May 12, 1933) was a
United States federal law of the New Deal era which restricted agricultural production by
paying farmers subsidies not to plant part of their land and to kill off excess livestock. Its
purpose was to reduce crop surplus and therefore effectively raise the value of crops.
The money for these subsidies was generated through an exclusive tax on companies
which processed farm products.
Herman Talmadge - Answer-American politician from the state of Georgia. He served
as the 70th Governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term
was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office, he was elected to the
U.S. Senate, serving from 1957 until 1981. Declared that GA will not tolerate the mixing
of races in public schools or any other tax supported institutions." Forcibly took over the
Governor's mansion until it was officially announced he had lost the election
, Tariffs - Answer-A tax on imports or exports (trade tariff) in and out of a country. For
many years, they were primarily to collect Federal revenue and only secondarily to
protect start-up industries
Political Parties and Tariffs - Answer-Democrats favored a tariff that would pay the cost
of government, but no higher. Whigs and Republicans favored higher tariffs to
encourage or "protect" industry and industrial workers
World Trade Organization - Answer-was established to help establish uniform tariff
rates. is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade.
War of Worlds Radio - Answer-Episode of the American radio drama anthology series
The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series
on October 30, 1938, and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network.
Directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles, the episode was an
adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.
Robert William "Bob" Packwood - Answer-U.S. politician from Oregon and a member of
the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of
expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault of women
emerged
Joseph Stalin - Answer-leader of soviet union during world war II
Battle of Britain - Answer-battle fought between British and german air forces in the
skies over england. resulted in destruction in cities
Pearl Harbor - Answer-Surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against
the United States naval base in the United States Territory of Hawaii. The attack led to
the United States' entry into World War II.
Dwight Eisenhower - Answer-President (1953-1961); us general who planned and
commanded allied forces during d day and the llied march to berlin which followed
He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; planned and supervised invasion
of North Africa in Operation Torch; 1st supreme commander of NATO; launched the
Space Race and created interstate highway system; ended war in Korea
Fall of Berlin - Answer-marked the end of the war in europe
Bataan Death March - Answer-The forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of
60,000 Filipino and 15,000 American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of
Bataan in the Philippines during World War II.
BANK QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
GA Flag Controversies - Answer-The state flag used from 1956 to 2001 featured a
prominent Confederate Battle Flag, which some residents found offensive due to its
historical use by the Confederate States of America and its contemporary use as a
symbol by various white supremacy groups
GA Music and Literature - Answer-Georgia is known for such authors as Alice Walker
and Margaret Mitchell; for musicians and bands such a R.E.M. and Ray Charles;
Literature - Answer-fiction novels such as Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind and
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (The Color Purple's stage adaptation is by Georgia
Author and Agnes Scott Alumna Marsha Norman) are other examples. Among the most
interesting of Southern literature's genres is Southern Gothic, with such notable Georgia
writers as Flannery O'Conner and Erskine Caldwell. Georgia's poets, such as Sidney
Lanier, nonfiction writers like humorist Lewis Grizzard also have a place in the state's
literary background
Music in GA - Answer-Music in Georgia ranges from folk music to rhythm and blues,
rock and roll, country music, sludge metal and hip hop. The Georgia Music Hall of
Fame, located in Macon is the state's museum of music.
1996 Olympic Games - Answer-A major international multi-sport event that took place in
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A record 197 nations,
all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes.
US Invasion of Panama - Answer-Code-named Operation Just Cause, was the invasion
of Panama by the United States in December 1989. It occurred during the
administration of U.S. President George bush and ten years after the Torrijos-Carter
Treaties were ratified to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the United States to
Panama by the year 2000.
Reasons for US Invasion - Answer-Safeguarding the lives of U.S. citizens in Panama. In
his statement, Bush claimed that Noriega had declared that a state of war existed
between the U.S. and Panama and that he threatened the lives of the approximately
35,000 U.S. citizens living there. There had been numerous clashes between U.S. and
Panamanian forces; one U.S. Marine had been killed a few days earlier, and several
incidents of harassment of U.S. citizens had taken place.
Defending democracy and human rights in Panama.
Combating drug trafficking. Panama had become a center for drug money laundering
and a transit point for drug trafficking to the U.S. and Europe.
,Protecting the integrity of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. Members of Congress and others
in the U.S. political establishment claimed that Noriega threatened the neutrality of the
Panama Canal and that the U.S. had the right under the treaties to intervene militarily to
protect the canal.
Rebecca Latimer Felton - Answer-American writer, lecturer, reformer, and politician who
became the first woman to serve in the US Senate. She was the most prominent
woman in Georgia in the Progressive Era, and was honored by appointment to the
Senate; she served one day, the shortest serving Senator in U.S. history. She was also
the oldest freshman senator to enter the Senate. She is also the only woman to have
served as a Senator from Georgia; one of the few prominent women who spoke in favor
of lynching
Leo Frank - Answer-Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 - August 17, 1915) was a Jewish-
American factory superintendent whose hanging in 1915 by a lynch mob, planned and
led by prominent citizens in Marietta, Georgia, drew attention to antisemitism in the
United States.
The County-Unit System - Answer-was used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a
victor in its primary elections. Each county was given a certain number of votes and the
candidate who received the highest number of votes in that county won all their 'unit
votes', under a form of block voting. A candidate had to have a majority of county unit
votes to win and if no candidate received a majority, then a run-off election would be
held between the top two finishers.In 1963, the county unit system was declared
unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in its Gray v. Sanders decision.
The Supreme Court found that the system violated the 'one man, one vote' principle.
Eugene Talmadge - Answer-Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th
Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. Elected to
a fourth term in 1946, he died before taking office. To date only he and Joe Brown have
been elected four times as Governor of Georgia.
went to uga, against new deal; used martial law to control the textile strike
The Agricultural Adjustment Adminstration - Answer-enacted May 12, 1933) was a
United States federal law of the New Deal era which restricted agricultural production by
paying farmers subsidies not to plant part of their land and to kill off excess livestock. Its
purpose was to reduce crop surplus and therefore effectively raise the value of crops.
The money for these subsidies was generated through an exclusive tax on companies
which processed farm products.
Herman Talmadge - Answer-American politician from the state of Georgia. He served
as the 70th Governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term
was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office, he was elected to the
U.S. Senate, serving from 1957 until 1981. Declared that GA will not tolerate the mixing
of races in public schools or any other tax supported institutions." Forcibly took over the
Governor's mansion until it was officially announced he had lost the election
, Tariffs - Answer-A tax on imports or exports (trade tariff) in and out of a country. For
many years, they were primarily to collect Federal revenue and only secondarily to
protect start-up industries
Political Parties and Tariffs - Answer-Democrats favored a tariff that would pay the cost
of government, but no higher. Whigs and Republicans favored higher tariffs to
encourage or "protect" industry and industrial workers
World Trade Organization - Answer-was established to help establish uniform tariff
rates. is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade.
War of Worlds Radio - Answer-Episode of the American radio drama anthology series
The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series
on October 30, 1938, and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network.
Directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles, the episode was an
adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.
Robert William "Bob" Packwood - Answer-U.S. politician from Oregon and a member of
the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of
expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault of women
emerged
Joseph Stalin - Answer-leader of soviet union during world war II
Battle of Britain - Answer-battle fought between British and german air forces in the
skies over england. resulted in destruction in cities
Pearl Harbor - Answer-Surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against
the United States naval base in the United States Territory of Hawaii. The attack led to
the United States' entry into World War II.
Dwight Eisenhower - Answer-President (1953-1961); us general who planned and
commanded allied forces during d day and the llied march to berlin which followed
He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; planned and supervised invasion
of North Africa in Operation Torch; 1st supreme commander of NATO; launched the
Space Race and created interstate highway system; ended war in Korea
Fall of Berlin - Answer-marked the end of the war in europe
Bataan Death March - Answer-The forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of
60,000 Filipino and 15,000 American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of
Bataan in the Philippines during World War II.
