Unit 8 Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

GA PIEDMONT ATLANTA CHEROKEE WOODSTK WMS

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$100 Question from GA

Who was M.E. Thompson?

$100 Answer from GA

Was elected ad Lt. Gov. in 1946 election; then was declared Governor after

the 3 governors affair

$200 Question from GA

IdentifyLester Maddox

$200 Answer from GA

Outspoken Governor of GA. Refused to integrate schools

and defied Federal Law. Closed his restaurant in Atlanta rather

than serve blacks.

$300 Question from GA

Who created & what was the SNCC

$300 Answer from GA

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• Started by college students

$400 Question from GA

Where is the majority of GA’s population located? Fastest growing segment

of the population?

$400 Answer from GA

Around Metro Atlanta and the suburbs. Fastest segment is

Hispanic population.   

$500 Question from GA

Describe 1960- 1970 GA in terms of population,

infrastructure (transportation), and jobs.

$500 Answer from GANew highway system and

rapid rail mass transportation. Diverse population moving to the urban areas and suburbs

of GA. Business, industry, and manufacturing account for the

majority of jobs.

$100 Question from PIEDMONT

Identify Benjamin Mays

$100 Answer from PIEDMONT

Civil Rights Leader, Morehouse College President, MLK, JR

Mentor

$200 Question from PIEDMONT

Two Georgians who have the Nobel peace Prize

$200 Answer from PIEDMONT

Jimmy Carter & Martin Luther King, Jr.

$300 Question from PIEDMONT

Who were the first black students admitted to UGA?

$300 Answer from PIEDMONT

Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter

$400 Question from PIEDMONT

What factors contributed to GA’s

population growth in the 1990’s?

$400 Answer from PIEDMONT

Favorable climate, availability of jobs, and

relatively low cost of living.

$500 Question from PIEDMONT

What did Carter do after he was President?

$500 Answer from PIEDMONT

Worked for causes on behalf of peace, human rights, health, and

improved living conditions for the world’s poor. Habitat for Humanity,

Carter Presidential Library, champion of human rights and

peaceful resolution.

$100 Question from ATLANTA

Identify William B. Hartsfield

$100 Answer from ATLANTA

Mayor of Atlanta responsible for building

up the airport – purchased Candler field & turned it into a large

airport

$200 Question from ATLANTA

What legal barrier remained for African American Voters in GA in the 1950’s?

$200 Answer from ATLANTA

Literacy Test ((White primary and Poll Tax had been

abolished))

$300 Question from ATLANTA

What was the Sibley Commission and what decision did they have

to make?

$300 Answer from ATLANTA

They said that the integration of schools should be left up to the individual districts.

 

$400 Question from ATLANTA

How was Carter’s Presidency difficult?

$400 Answer from ATLANTA

Oil embargo created an energy crisis; Inflation, rise

in interest rates, general economic issues in the

country.

$500 Question from ATLANTADescribe the March on Washington;

participants, goals, highlights.

$500 Answer from ATLANTA 1963; 250,000 citizens of all races

gathered and marched in Washington to show support for the Civil Rights Movement; Highlight was King’s “I

Have A Dream Speech”

$100 Question from CHEROKEE

Identify Ivan Allen, Jr.

$100 Answer from CHEROKEE

Launched the Forward Atlanta

program

$200 Question from CHEROKEE

What 2 factors caused Atlanta to be

the South’s transportation hub?

$200 Answer from CHEROKEE

Development of the national

interstate highways; 3 in

GA and our airport.

$300 Question from CHEROKEE

Civil Rights Act of 1964 - describe

$300 Answer from CHEROKEE

Prohibited racial discrimination in

employment, labor unions, and in

public facilities.

$400 Question from CHEROKEE

What were the many jobs of Andrew Young?

$400 Answer from CHEROKEE Congressman, Mayor of Atlanta, Top Aid to MLK in the SCLC, US

Ambassador to the United Nations, Encouraged the 1996

Olympics for Atlanta

$500 Question from CHEROKEE

What were the goals of Mayor Ivan Allen’s

Forward Atlanta Commission?

$500 Answer from CHEROKEE

Build a new sports stadium & attract professional baseball and football teams. Develop a rapid rail public transportation

system. Keep public schools open. Completing interstate highways.

$100 Question from WOODSTOCK

Identify Maynard Jackson

$100 Answer from WOODSTOCK

1973 – First African American elected as

Mayor of Atlanta

$200 Question from WOODSTOCK

Why was there controversy with the 1956 GA State Flag?

$200 Answer from WOODSTOCK

The flag was changed to include the confederate battle flag as a protest

against the federal government and desegregation

$300 Question from WOODSTOCK

Explain how GA has moved from being a one-party state to a two-party

state

$300 Answer from WOODSTOCK

Republican Party has gained popularity in the state and has taken over

many publicly elected offices.

$400 Question from WOODSTOCK

Why was there a decline in Farming in GA after WWII?

$400 Answer from WOODSTOCK

The GI Bill gave more opportunities. Synthetic fibers

replaced cotton. Advancements in technology made farming more efficient, fewer farmers

needed.

$500 Question from WOODSTOCK

Describe the Three Governor’s Controversy (how it came about, what the controversy was , what the result

was)

$500 Answer from WOODSTOCK

E. Talmadge died before taking office. H. Talmadge, M.E. Thompson & Arnall all

claimed to be governor at the same time. Result: M.E.

Thompson was governor for 2 years until next election.

$100 Question from WMS

Identify

Andrew Young

$100 Answer from WMS

Civil Rights Leader, Member of the SCLC,

Congressman

$200 Question from WMS

Who created & What was the SCLC

$200 Answer from WMS

Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Established by Martin Luther King, Jr.

$300 Question from WMS

How have the Olympics affected GA?

$300 Answer from WMS

Greatly boosted GA economy. Left many sports venues and

other legacies in the city.

$400 Question from WMS

Brown V. Board of Education – what did

this do?Describe resistance.

$400 Answer from WMS

Decision by the Supreme Court desegregated – or integrated – public

schools.

Some Southern states did not integrate for decades after decision. Caused a lot of protest all over the

country.  

$500 Question from WMS

What did Jimmy Carter promise to do as President?

$500 Answer from WMS

Called for racial equality; GA should no longer resist integration or fight federal

government. To modernize state government, operate in more

economically and better serve the people of the state

Final JeopardyDescribe the

problems and events during the Albany

Movement; include who established the

Movement

Final Jeopardy Answer

SNCC & other black organizations of

Albany fought segregation by non-violent protest. There was

disagreement within the group about how to handle the change. Movement

failed, but lessons were learned.