Second Semester Interim Review

Which of the following BEST describes the Bourbon Triumvirate's goals during the Redemption Period?

• It was an era for social, economic, and political reforms to ease the suffering caused by the Civil War

• It was an era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper

• It was an era for black and white southerners to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social, and political systems

• It was an era of blending the new and old, keeping existing southern traditions while building new industries to complete with the North

Which outcome was MOST negatively impacted by the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906?

• Atlanta's international reputation

• Atlanta's economic situation due to loss of small businesses

• Atlanta's attendance at the International Cotton Expositions

• Atlanta's goals of economic development and the vision of a "New South"

Which group of people would have supported the Populist Party during the early 1900s? Select the TWO that apply.

• Immigrants who were developing railroads

• Small farmers

• People who worked in factories in urban areas

• People who were owners in business and/or manufacturing

How does the Leo Frank case illustrate anti-Semitism in Georgia?

• The case was the first death penalty case in Georgia

• The case led to the Atlanta Race Riot, because Frank was unfairly prosecuted

• The case was the first case in Georgia history to allow African Americans to testify against a white man

• The case was influenced by newspaper articles (written by Tom Watson)

Which of the following men would have supported the statement below?:

“Vocational (job skills) education is more valuable than social equality”

• Booker T. Washington

• Alonzo Herndon

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Henry Grady

Which of the following statements is TRUE of Georgia's contributions to WWI?

• Most weapons used by American in the war were manufactured near Atlanta

• Georgia farms provided most of the food for soldiers serving overseas

• At least five military bases trained hundreds of thousands of soldiers

• Georgians made up the largest portion of the Army's recruits

How did the Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affect civil rights in the United States?

• it made Jim Crow laws unconstitutional

• it legalized segregation in the United States

• it made the 14th Amendment unconstitutional

• it ended segregation in the United States

How did the views of Booker T. Washington differ from those of W.E.B. DuBois?

• Washington believed in integration while DuBois supported racial seperatism

• Washington believed equality should be achieved gradually while DuBois felt equality should be immediate

• Washington believed equality should be immediate while DuBois felt equality should be achieved gradually

• Washington believed equality should be achieved through education while DuBois believed equality should be achieved through social reforms

What assumption can be made based on the data in the graph?

• More African Americans than whites were hired during World War II

• A decrease in unemployment caused an increase in defense spending

• American defense companies overcharged the government during World War II

• An increase in defense spending helped to end the Great Depression

Which of the following statements correctly describes defense spending in the United States from 1930-1950?

• Defense spending ended the decade of the 1940s where it had begun

• Increases in defense spending always led to decreases in unemployment

• Defense spending experienced its greatest rate of single-year decline between 1946 & 1947

• Defense spending experienced its greatest rate of single-year growth between 1942 & 1943