8Th Grade Social Studies Milestones Review: Week 6

8Th Grade Social Studies Milestones Review: Week 6

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8th Grade Social Studies Milestones Review: Week 6

Monday (Civil Rights & Modern Georgia):

  1. Which mayor of Atlanta removed the “Colored” and “White’s Only” signs from City Hall and integrated the fire department and city government?
  1. Ivan Allen, Jr.b. Andrew Youngc. Maynard Jacksond. Jimmy Carter

Use the following information to answer question 84.

Changes in Georgia’s Agriculture Industry Since World War II
  • more diversity in types of crops
  • improvements in seed technology
  • increased use of harvesters and tractors on farms
  • improvements in farming practices such as crop rotation and erosion control

  1. Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in this box?
  1. Modernization has kept cotton as the most important crop in the state.
  2. Modernization has led to a decrease in the number of farms in the state.
  3. Changes in the state's agriculture industry have led to more people working on farms.
  4. Improvements in farming methods have led to more government involvement in the state's agriculture industry.

Tuesday:

Use the following information to answer question 85.

  • integrating city governments
  • reducing restrictions on African American police officers
  • removing "colored" and "white" signs in Atlanta's City Hall

  1. These accomplishmentswere implemented by which mayor?
  1. Ivan Allen, Jr.b. Sam Massellc. Andrew Youngd. William Hartsfield
  1. Which U.S. President worked closely with Andrew Young and gave him a position in the United Nations?
  1. Jimmy Carterb. Ronald Regan c. John F. Kennedy d. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Wednesday:

Use the following reading to answer question 87.

In Georgia, most of the state’s school systems refused desegregation. The opposition to desegregation was so strong that the General Assembly voted in 1955 to cut off state funds to any system that integrated its schools. Ernest Vandiver, who became governor in 1959, was elected, in part, on his promise to keep Georgia’s schools segregated. But in 1960, the Georgia General Assembly recognized change was at hand. It organized a fourteen-member commission, headed by Atlanta attorney and banker John Sibley, to study the problem of integration.
The Sibley Commission held hearings all over the state to learn how the public felt about integration. Reaction was swift and direct. By a three-to-two margin, Georgians said they would rather close the schools than integrate them. The commission recommended that local school systems be allowed to decide if they would abide by a probable court order to integrate public schools or if they would close them. In many communities, private schools were opened to avoid the issue.
- Georgia CRCT Prep Book, p. 138.
  1. Which statement does NOT illustrate Georgia’s initial reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the US Supreme Court?
  1. The governor pledged not to integrate the state’s schools
  2. Georgia citizens voted 3 to 2 to close schools rather than integrate them.
  3. The Georgia Assembly voted to cut off state funds to any schools that desegregated.
  4. The Sibley Commission traveled throughout the state encouraging the peaceful desegregation of schools.

Use the following information to answer question 88.

  • Turner Field
  • Georgia State and Georgia Tech dormitories
  • Stone Mountain Tennis Center
  • Wolf Creek Shooting Complex

  1. These things share which item?
  1. They are all located in downtown Atlanta.
  2. They are all part of Governor Carter's legacy.
  3. They were funded by Arthur Blank and Ted Turner.
  4. They were constructed for the 1996 Olympic Games.

Thursday:

Use the following information to answer question 89.

  • Naval Academy graduate
  • Former Governor of Georgia
  • 39th President of the United States
  • 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

  1. The person described here is
  1. Jimmy Carter.
  2. Bill Clinton.
  3. Ronald Reagan.
  4. Dwight Eisenhower.
  1. How did changes in Georgia’s agriculture during the second half of the 20th century affect the distribution of population in the state?

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

b. Many small farms were consolidated into larger farms, causing thousands offarmers to move to the cities.

c. Government assistance in farming helped local growers, allowing them to continueliving in rural areas.

d. New cotton mills were built as a result of the increase in cotton production, forcingpeople to move near the mills.

  1. How did the development of Atlanta after World War II affect the growth of Georgia?

a. Atlanta’s growth turned the city into the economic center of the state.

b. Atlanta’s growth marked the end of the state being a leader in agriculture.

c. As Atlanta grew, the rest of the state saw a decrease in the economy and anincrease in poverty.

d. As Atlanta grew, the rest of the state showed a decrease in population and anincrease in the average age of the people.

Friday:

92. Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?

a. Benjamin Maysb. Maynard Jackson c. Herman Talmadge d. Martin Luther King, Jr.

93. How has Jimmy Carter contributed to the area of human rights?

a. He worked for human rights as a constitutional lawyer in Georgia.

b. He drafted human rights legislation when he was Georgia’s governor.

c. He placed human rights at the center of his foreign policy as president.

d. He rescued victims of human rights abuses when he was a naval officer.

94. How do immigrant groups affect the Georgia economy?

a. They reintroduce bartering. c. They cause state government revenues to decline.

b. They perform essential jobs and buy goods. d. They revive public and private industry labor unions.

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