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What is Georgia's widest river? Alamtha River
What is Georgia's longest river? Chattahoochee River
What did the Indians call what is now Georgia? Guale
Who was the first European to reach Georgia? Hernando de Soto
Who was Georgia named for? King George II
Who founded Georgia? James E. Oglethorpe
What local Indian chief became friends with Oglethorpe? Tomochichi
Who translated for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi? Mary Musgrove
What Georgian discovered the use of ether as an anesthetic? Dr. Crawford Long
Who was Vice President of the Confederacy? Alexander H. Stephens
What is Georgia's state bird? brown thrasher
What is Georgia's state flower? Cherokee Rose
What is Georgia's state tree? Live Oak
What is Georgia's state song? Georgia on My Mind
How many counties does Georgia have? 159
Who is Georgia's governor? Sonny Purdue
Who is Georgia's Lt. Governor? Casey Cagle
Who was the first modern governor to serve 2 terms? Carl Sanders
What is Georgia's legislature called? the Georgia General Assembly
What was the first artificial satellite Sputnik
Who is Georgia's Speaker of the House? Glenn Richardson
Who are Georgia's US senators? Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson
Who was the first man in space? Russian Yuri Gagarin
Who was the first American in space? Alan Shepard
Who was the first American to orbit the earth? John Glenn
How many representatives does Georgia currently have is the U.S. House? 13
What are the names of the cities that have served as Georgia's capital? Savannah, Augusta, Heards Fort, Ebeneezer, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Macon
Who was the first man on the moon? Neil Armstrong
Describe Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. A young girl named Linda Brown was forced to ride a bus several miles to a black school when a white school was just blocks away. Marshall argued that black schools could not be equal to white schools. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 1954 that separation by race was automatically unequal, so segregation was unconstitutional.
What case did Brown vs. Board of Education overturn? Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who was arrested for refusing to move from "whites only" area of a bus on Dec. 1, 1955? Rosa Parks
What leader of the Civil Rights movement led the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Martin Luther King, Jr.
What speech did Martin Luther King, Jr. give at the March on Washington in August 1963? "I Have a Dream"
Who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.? James Earl Ray
When and where was the first atomic bomb dropped? August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima
When and where was the second atomic bomb dropped? August 9, 1945 on Nagasaki
Who became dictator of Cuba in 1959? Fidel Castro
What failed attempt to assassinate Castro did Kennedy lead in 1961? Bay of Pigs
Who was the American commander in the Pacific during World War II? General Douglas MacArthur
When and where was D-Day? June 6, 1944 on the French coast of Normandy
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? Lee Harvey Oswald
Who was the American commander in Europe during World War II? General John Jay (Black Jack)
Who led a bombing raid on Japan in April 1942? Jimmy Doolittle
What African American cook became a hero for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor? Dorie Miller
What Japanese pilot led the attack on Pearl Harbor? Mitsuo Fuchida
What Japanese admiral planned out the attack on Pearl Harbor? Isoroku Yamamoto
Who became Prime Minister of Japan in 1941? Hideki Tojo
Who was Britain's Prime Minister during World War II? Winston Churchill
What was the Maginot Line? line of concrete, fortifications, tank obstacles, and machine gun posts along France's border with Germany and Italy
Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920's? Joseph Stalin
What countries made up of Axis Powers? Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II? Emperor Hironito
Who became dictator of Italy in 1922? Benito Mussolini
What book did Hitler write? Mein Kampf
Who became the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1921? Adolf Hitler
Who was the second President to be impeached? Bill Clinton
What treaty ended World War I? Treaty of Versailles
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks? Vladimir Lenin
What play was Lincoln watching when he was assassinated? Our American Cousin
In what building did Lincoln actually die? the Peterson House
Who was the first President to be impeached? Andrew Johnson
Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the light bulb? Thomas A. Edison
What practice did Henry Ford pioneer? assembly line
Who made the first flight? the Wright Brothers
When and where did the first flight take place? Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903
What Supreme Court case led to the practice of "separate but not equal"? Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who was the captain of the Titanic? Captain Edward Smith
Who were the Allied Powers in the Great War or WW I? Great Britain, France, and Russia
Who were the Central Powers in the Great War or WWI? Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Gavrilo Princip
What was the Zimmerman note? a note the German Foreign Secretary sent as a coded telegram to the German Ambassador in Mexico City proposing an alliance with Mexico if war with the U.S. broke out
Who was the first woman in congress? Jeanette Rankin
Who was the last Tsar in Russia? Nicholas III
Where was Lincoln assassinated? Ford's Theater
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth
What is the term for the process of returning the South to the Union? reconstruction
Where did the Confederate surrender take place? small Virginia village called Appomattox Court House
Who captured and burned Atlanta in 1864? General William T. Sherman
What Union spy stole The General on April 12, 1862? James J. Andrews
What Confederate prison in Georgia was famous for cruel treatment of Union prisoners? Andersonville Prison
Who was accidentally shot by his own men after the Battle of Chancellorsville? General Stonewall Jackson
What Union nurse founded the American Red Cross? Clara Barton
What African American regiment led an attack on a fort near Charleston, South Carolina in 1863? the 54th Massachusetts
What African American woman helped to free hundreds of slaves on the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman
What actually freed the slaves? Amendment
What was the first major battle of the war? First Battle of Bull Run
What was the South's main goal? ###
What was the North's main goal at the BEGINNING of the war? ###
What were Southern Advantages and Disadvantages? ####
What were Northern Advantages and Disadvantages? ###
How did West Virginia become a state? ###

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