SS8H12

Which African American politician began as an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and was the first African American Senator elected since Reconstruction?

• Maynard Jackson

• Benjamin Mays

• Andrew Young

• Lester Maddox

Who was Maynard Jackson?

• The first Republican elected to Congress since Reconstruction

• Georgia’s first African American governor

• Mayor of Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics

• Atlanta’s first African American mayor

Which Georgia governor refused to serve African Americans in his restaurant?

• Lester Maddox

• Herman Talmadge

• Eugene Talmadge

• Andrew Young

(SS8H12b) What honor was bestowed on Jimmy Carter after his Presidency?

• The Congressional Medal of Honor
• The Nobel Peace Prize
• The Presidential Medal of Freedom

SS8H12d) What important event did Atlanta host in 1996?

• World Series
• Olympics
• International Cotton Expo

SS8H12b) First and only Georgian to be elected President.

• Sonny Perdue
• Andrew Young
• Jimmy Carter
• Maynard Jackson

(SS8H12d) Site of the 1996 Olympic Games

• Plains, GA
• Gainesville, GA
• Atlanta, GA
• Dalton, GA

· Naval Academy graduate

· former Governor of a southern state

· 39th President of the United States

· 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

The person described here is

• Jimmy Carter.

• Bill Clinton.

• Ronald Reagan.

• Dwight Eisenhower.

How did hosting the 1996 Olympic Games benefit Georgia?

• They provided an economic boost for the state

• They helped to Atlanta to have a water shortage.

• They allowed Georgia farmers to produce more crops.

• They left the state in debt after the Olympic Games.

Jimmy Carter was governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He was DIFFERENT from previous governors because he

• had little political experience.

• strongly supported desegregation.

• had little interest in foreign policy.

• was against the consolidation of schools.