UNIT 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE: World War I to World War II



Name: __________________________ 1920’s, World War II, Post World War II

1. What 2 problems did Georgia farmers face after World War I and during the 1920’s?

a. _________________________________

b. _________________________________

2. WORLD WAR II

▪ Who were the Axis Powers? ____________________________________________________________________

▪ Who were the Allied Powers? ____________________________________________________________________

3. What was the purpose of the Forward Atlanta Commission? _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

4. What was the first airline to serve Atlanta? ____________________________________

5. Identify the accomplishments of these Georgians:

Mayors of Atlanta:

a. William Hartsfield

b. Ivan Allen

Governors of Georgia:

a. Ed Rivers

b. Ellis Arnold

6. What was the New Deal, and what were the three main goals (the 3 R’s)?

a. __________ b. _________ c. __________

7. What was the goal of the New Deal programs?

__________________ _______________

8. Where did Franklin Roosevelt live to get treatment for his polio? _________________

9. How did living in Georgia influence Franklin Roosevelt and by Roosevelt’s relationship with Georgia what area in Georgia’s economy saw growth?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What Georgia governor supported the New Deal? ______________________________

11. What Georgia governor DID NOT support the New Deal? ________________________

12. What was a major contributing factor of Eugene Talmadge being voted into office three times?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. How did Georgia change with the “little New Deal” do for Georgia? __________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What two industries grew?

- ______________________________

- ______________________________

14. Why did UGA lose its accreditation? _______________________________________________________________________

15. Who helped UGA regain the accreditation?

____________________________________

a. Who defeated Talmadge in his bid for senate in 1936? ____________________________

16. How did Ellis Arnall change the role of the governor?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. What specific event actually caused the U.S. to enter World War II? ____________________________________

18. What was the Lend-Lease Act?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. Identify these people in relation to World War II:

a. Carl Vinson- _________________________ ____________________________________

b. Richard Russell- ______________________ ____________________________________

24. What three reasons led to a decline in farms?

1. __________________________________

2. __________________________________

3. __________________________________

20. What were the major military installations to Georgia?

a. Infantry- ____________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

b. Air Force- ___________________________

c. Navy- _______________________________

21. What was the Holocaust, who was the leader responsible? ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________

22. Explain the purpose of the following New Deal programs:

- Agricultural Adjustment Administration

- Civilian Conservation Corps

- Rural Electrification Administration

- Social Security Administration

- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

23. What three things did the G. I. Bill provide?

1. __________________________________

2. __________________________________

3. __________________________________

Matching: Write the letter of the correct match.

|a. |William Hartsfield |

|b. |Ellis Arnall |

|c. |Ivan Allen, Jr. |

|d. |Eurith “ED” Rivers |

|e. |Richard Russell, Jr. |

|f. |Eugene Talmadge |

____ 25. mayor who launched the very successful “Forward Atlanta” program.

____ 26. mayor of Atlanta who was an early and strong supporter of the Atlanta airport.

____ 27. governor who reformed state government and rewrote the state constitution.

____ 28. He did not like the New Deal programs and did not want them in Georgia.

_____ 29. While he was governor he reduced electrical services and programs expanded in rural areas of the state.

_____ 30. As governor, he re-organized state government from 102 to 17 agencies.

_____ 31. He created the Georgia Housing Authority.

32. T F At the end of World War II, most Georgia GIs returned to farming, resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of farms.

33. T F Tractors and other mechanized farm equipment plus improvements in seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides reduced the need for farmers following World War II.

34. As a result of the decline in demand for cotton, farmers turned to such crops as:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

35. T F In 1930, William B. Hartsfield was one of the earliest and strongest supporters of a first-class airport for Atlanta.

36. T F Since the 1950s, metropolitan Atlanta has grown dramatically because of the decision by city and business leaders to concentrate primarily on manufacturing.

37. T F By the 1960s, Atlanta was the transportation, business, financial, governmental, and educational center of the Southeast.

38. T F In 1961, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., launched a “Forward Atlanta” campaign that included a plan to build a sports stadium in an effort to attract professional baseball and football to Atlanta.

39. T F In the 1960s, Atlanta became a majority black city, in part because of the success of the “Forward Atlanta” campaign in creating new jobs and opportunities for rural Georgians.

40. T F Ellis Arnall successfully ran against Eugene Talmadge in the 1942 governor’s race on a platform to increase the governor’s powers, especially over education.

41. T F After a federal judge ruled that Georgia’s white primary was unconstitutional, Governor Ellis Arnall successfully urged the Georgia Democratic Party to abandon the white primary.

42. T F Despite losing the popular vote, Eugene Talmadge won the 1946 Democratic primary election for governor because of the county unit system.

43. T F The county unit system was designed to give greater political power in statewide elections to Georgia’s growing urban centers, especially Atlanta.

44. T F In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s county unit system was unconstitutional because it allowed the votes of rural citizens to count more than those of urban citizens.

45. T F The U.S. Supreme Court’s “one person, one vote” ruling means each person gets to vote, no matter what their race.

46. T F As a result of federal court decisions in the 1960s requiring reapportionment of legislative districts in Georgia, rural areas gained and urban areas lost representatives.

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