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Which businessman served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970 and brought three of Atlanta's professional sports franchises?

• Eugene Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall

• William B. Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

A progressive Georgian in the 1940s who wanted to end the poll tax and see African Americans treated equally would have supported which governor?

• Herman Talmadge
• Ellis Arnall
• Eugene Talmadge
• Lester Maddox

Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?

• He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.

• He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.

• He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.

• He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.

How do transportation systems provide national and international markets?

• By opening borders and encouraging trade

• By providing pathways to move goods across borders so that buyers and sellers are easily connected

• By raising standards for quality of products offered for sale so that buyers can get a satisfactory profit

Among the cities in the South, Atlanta was known for ...

• Integrating schools without violence

• The lynching of a Ivan Allen Jr.

• Declining aviation

• Increase in agricultural labor due to the increase in technology

Mayor of Atlanta from 1962-1970; removed the “Colored” and “White’s Only” signs from City Hall; oversaw the construction of skyscrapers and buildings in Atlanta; integrated the fire department and city governments

• Maynard Jackson

• Ellis Arnall

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• William B. Hartsfield

During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?

• to find more food

• because they didn't like growing cotton

• to find better jobs

• to get bigger homes

Under this system only white citizens were allowed to vote in primary elections; made elections unfair by allowing only white citizens to choose the candidates for general elections.

• Caucasian Primaries

• Racist Primaries

• White Elections

• White Primaries

The “Three Governors” controversy began as a result of this election; Eugene Talmadge was elected Georgia’s governor but died before taking office; current governor Ellis Arnall, Lt. Governor Melvin Thompson, and Herman Talmadge fought to choose the new governor; Herman Talmadge eventually elected in 1947.

• 1946 Governor's Race

• 1848 Governor's Race

How did changes in GA's agriculture during the second half of the 20th century affect the distribution of population in the state?

• New agricultural practices were developed, leading more people to move to rural areas.

• Many small farms were consolidated into larger farms, causing thousands of farmers to move to the cities.

• Government assistance in farming helped local growers, allowing them to continue living in rural areas.

• New cotton mills were built as a result of the increase in cotton production, forcing people to move near the mills.