Name
Date
Post World War II Changes in Georgia quiz
Class Period
Austin Franks
What did the G.I. Bill do?
a. Help veterans back into
society
b. Provide low cost loans for
houses
c. Provide alternative careers
by offering loans for college
d. All of the above
Briana Fields
What is one reason that businesses
would relocate to Georgia?
a. It is a union state
b. Hot, tropical climate
c. Low taxes
d. Military bases
Adler Guinn
What are the names of three
professional sports teams in
Atlanta?
a. Browns, Braves, Chargers
b. Jaguars, Eagles, Hawks
c. Dolphins, Hurricanes, Bulls
d. Falcons, Braves, Hawks
Cassidy Knye
An entrepreneur . . .
a. Enjoys computer technology
b. Starts a business with his or
her own money
c. Only eats every other day
d. Is guaranteed a paycheck at
the end of the week
Elijah Alston
Who was the person that is known
as “the father of aviation?”
a. William B. Hartsfield
b. Rave
c. Bruce A. Thumser
d. John B. Fieldhart
Cheryl Manning
Who is the longest running mayor in
Atlanta history?
a. Ivan Allen Jr.
b. Ellis Arnall
c. William B. Hartsfield
d. Eugene Talmadge
Ben Beattie
What three things did Ellis Arnall
reform?
a. Farms, housing, and land
ownership
b. Taxes, prisons, and voting
age
c. Supreme Court, White
House, food distribution
d. Nothing, nothing, and
nothing
Byron Decosse
What is Lockheed?
a. A baby boomer
b. A Civil Rights activist
c. Georgia’s largest employer
after the war
d. All of the above
Shavonna Williams
What happened to the war-time
industries?
a. They were bought by
Radical Republicans
b. They became East Coast
industries
c. Nothing, they continued to
produce Liberty Ships, B-29
bombers, and other war-time
products
d. They produced consumer, or
peace-time products
Simoli Patel
Amber Miller
Which of the items below did not
What does the initials “CDC” stand
contribute to the growth of Atlanta? for?
a. major league sports
a. Cancer Demolition Center
b. Coca-Cola
b. Center for Disease Control
c. Peace-time industry
c. Criminal Detention Center
d. Ration cards
d. Center for Disoriented
Children
Taylor Johnson
Which Georgia governor lowered
the voting age to 18?
a. Ivan Allen Jr.
b. Ellis Arnall
c. William B. Hartsfield
d. Eugene Talmadge
Jasmine Higgins
What are “Baby Boomers”?
a. A fun ride at the Atlanta
State Fair
b. A well-known war between 2
baby countries
c. A generation of babies born
between the years of 1946
and 1964
d. Fancy pants for young
children
Jonathan Wilson
What caused the problem in 1946
known as the “Three Governors
controversy”?
a. Eugene Talmadge died
before he could be sworn in
b. Herman Talmadge stole the
official State Seal and sold it
to three governors
c. M. E. Thompson was
elected governor, but 3 other
governors refused to let him
take office
d. Three former governors
changed the locks on the
door of the Capitol Building
Evie Turner
Alyssa Franks
Which of the innovations listed
Who was encouraged to go to
below was NOT a result of Post-War college using the G. I. Bill?
change?
a. Veterans and women
a. Flappers
b. Veterans and their spouses
b. Credit cards
c. Dogs – it was a ‘Good Idea’
c. Fast food
school
d. Rock and Roll
d. Any veteran who died while
serving their country
oversea
Trenton Mainor
What do William B. Hartsfield and
Ivan Allen Jr. have in common?
a. They are both civil rights
activists
b. They were both Baby
Boomers
c. They both used the
advertising campaign
“Atlanta – the city too busy
to hate”
d. They both were originally
from Brunswick
Extra credit (1 point each)
1. What does TBS stand for?
2. What disease did FDR have?
3. What was “king” for the Baby Boomers?
4. What was something interesting you learned about the Post-War era?
Fred Williams
Why did some farmers give up
farming and move into the cities
such as Atlanta and Augusta?
a. The soil was so bad; they
could not grow anything
anymore.
b. To go to school
c. To find a better paying job
and create a better life-style
for their families
d. The houses were larger and
in better condition