Lesson Two: Georgia after World War II
Good Ole “Gene” back in office!
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- Talmadge’s Promises
- He does not win re-election!
- Ellis Arnall
- During his four years as governor, Ellis Arnall created an impressive record of reform by
- Progressive Reform in
- Youngest Governor in the Nation
- African Americans Voting in elections!
Good Ole “Gene” back in office! 
Talmadge’s Promises __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ He does not win re-election!  
Georgia’s Governors Page of Ellis Arnall He was elected to represent Coweta County in the Georgia House of Representatives when he was just _______ years old. At only ______, he was appointed attorney general of the state, the youngest _____________ ______________ in the country at that time. In 1942, at the age of just _____, Arnall defeated Eugene Talmadge and became governor, also the youngest in the nation. During his four years as governor, Ellis Arnall created an impressive record of reform by: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Arnall worked to bring progressive reform to the state. Georgia’s universities had fallen out of accreditation, which Arnall worked to restore. Arnall also backed a liberal candidate who was unpopular in Georgia, in the 1944 presidential election. Q. T F Ellis Arnall successfully ran against Eugene Talmadge in the 1942 governor’s race on a platform to increase the governor’s powers, especially over education. Q. Who was governor when Georgia became the first state to grant the right to vote to eighteen-year-olds? Richard Russell, Jr. Herman Talmadge Ed Rivers Ellis Arnall 
Progressive Reform in: ____________________ ____________________ ________________________________________ Removed the ________ _________ from the governor’s control Established Board of Corrections to oversee prisons Established Pardon and Parole Board Abolished the _________ _________ This allowed more African Americans to become eligible to vote in elections. Ellis Arnall was the first governor of Georgia to serve a term of a. two years b. four years c. six years d. eight years Which state agency was removed from control of the governor’s office under the administration of Ellis Arnall? Department of Natural Resources Department of Revenue Board of Public Safety Board of Regents
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