GEORGIA SOUTHERN- GA
HISTORY LEGISLATIVE
EXEMPTION EXAM
Who succeeded Russell as governor? - ANSWERS-Eugene Talmadge
Who opposed the Great Textile Strike? - ANSWERS-Talmadge. He called in
National Guard and arrested the strike leaders
Who succeeded Talmadge as governor? - ANSWERS-E.D. Rivers
What was E.D. Rivers known for? - ANSWERS-Supporting the Federal New
Deal program and GA's Little New Deal
Agricultural Adjustment Act - ANSWERS-Gave farmers money to reduce crop
size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops. Price of cotton
increased
Which state had the second largest number of military bases in the nation? -
ANSWERS-GA
Most famous military base. "Home of the US infantry" - ANSWERS-Ft.
Benning
What additional crops did GA farmers grow after WWII? - ANSWERS-peaches,
peanuts, soybeans, and they raised chickens
,Bell Bomber Plant - ANSWERS-Made B29 Bombers in Marietta during World
War II
Who did Talmadge attempt to fire in 1941 after being elected governor again? -
ANSWERS-The presidents of UGA and Georgia Teacher's College (GSU). Said
they advocated for integration. Resulting in GA's colleges losing their
accreditation
Who defeated Talmadge after he waged war on GA's colleges? - ANSWERS-
Ellis Arnall
First state to grant 18 year olds the right to vote - ANSWERS-GA
Two Governors Controversy - ANSWERS-Talmadge won, then died before
taking office, his son Herman forcibly took over. Then an election and he won.
What year was the NAACP formed? - ANSWERS-1910
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWERS-1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are
inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
What did GA do when integration was to be enacted? - ANSWERS-Prepared to
close schools instead of integrate.
HOPE - ANSWERS-Help Our Public Education. Focused on keeping schools
open for their children
, The Sibley Commission - ANSWERS-fourteen-member commission organized
in Georgia in 1960, headed by bank John Sibley, to study the problem of
integration.
Two students admitted to the University of GA in 1961 - ANSWERS-Charlayne
Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWERS-outlawed discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - ANSWERS-a policy designed to reduce the barriers
to voting for those suffering discrimination.
Gray vs. Sanders - ANSWERS-one person, one vote. County Unit system
unconstitutional
First African American elected to the legislature since 1906 - ANSWERS-Leroy
Johnson
Lester Maddox - ANSWERS-This racist restaurant owner closed his restaurant
rather than integrate. He eventually became governor and hired more blacks to
office than all prior governors combined.
The first and only president of georgia was - ANSWERS-Jimmy Carter
Sonny Perdue - ANSWERS-First Republican Governor since Reconstruction
Era-- Elected twice
HISTORY LEGISLATIVE
EXEMPTION EXAM
Who succeeded Russell as governor? - ANSWERS-Eugene Talmadge
Who opposed the Great Textile Strike? - ANSWERS-Talmadge. He called in
National Guard and arrested the strike leaders
Who succeeded Talmadge as governor? - ANSWERS-E.D. Rivers
What was E.D. Rivers known for? - ANSWERS-Supporting the Federal New
Deal program and GA's Little New Deal
Agricultural Adjustment Act - ANSWERS-Gave farmers money to reduce crop
size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops. Price of cotton
increased
Which state had the second largest number of military bases in the nation? -
ANSWERS-GA
Most famous military base. "Home of the US infantry" - ANSWERS-Ft.
Benning
What additional crops did GA farmers grow after WWII? - ANSWERS-peaches,
peanuts, soybeans, and they raised chickens
,Bell Bomber Plant - ANSWERS-Made B29 Bombers in Marietta during World
War II
Who did Talmadge attempt to fire in 1941 after being elected governor again? -
ANSWERS-The presidents of UGA and Georgia Teacher's College (GSU). Said
they advocated for integration. Resulting in GA's colleges losing their
accreditation
Who defeated Talmadge after he waged war on GA's colleges? - ANSWERS-
Ellis Arnall
First state to grant 18 year olds the right to vote - ANSWERS-GA
Two Governors Controversy - ANSWERS-Talmadge won, then died before
taking office, his son Herman forcibly took over. Then an election and he won.
What year was the NAACP formed? - ANSWERS-1910
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWERS-1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are
inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
What did GA do when integration was to be enacted? - ANSWERS-Prepared to
close schools instead of integrate.
HOPE - ANSWERS-Help Our Public Education. Focused on keeping schools
open for their children
, The Sibley Commission - ANSWERS-fourteen-member commission organized
in Georgia in 1960, headed by bank John Sibley, to study the problem of
integration.
Two students admitted to the University of GA in 1961 - ANSWERS-Charlayne
Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWERS-outlawed discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - ANSWERS-a policy designed to reduce the barriers
to voting for those suffering discrimination.
Gray vs. Sanders - ANSWERS-one person, one vote. County Unit system
unconstitutional
First African American elected to the legislature since 1906 - ANSWERS-Leroy
Johnson
Lester Maddox - ANSWERS-This racist restaurant owner closed his restaurant
rather than integrate. He eventually became governor and hired more blacks to
office than all prior governors combined.
The first and only president of georgia was - ANSWERS-Jimmy Carter
Sonny Perdue - ANSWERS-First Republican Governor since Reconstruction
Era-- Elected twice
