GA Unit 10 Test Review

Financially impacted the economy of Atlanta. Centennial Park and downtown was improved for this.

• Film Industry

• 1996 Olympics

• Tourism

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

He was the first Black mayor of Atlanta, and he helped to expand the Atlanta Airport.

• William Hartsfield

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Herman Talmadge

Georgia’s great geographic diversity attracts people to visit Georgia.

• Film Industry

• 1996 Olympics

• Tourism

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Deepening of the port has allowed larger ships to load/unload.

• Film Industry

• 1996 Olympics

• Tourism

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Thanks to people like Tyler Perry, Georgia ranks very high in this.

• Film Industry

• 1996 Olympics

• Tourism

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

This helped Atlanta to be seen as an international city and increased its population.

• Film Industry

• 1996 Olympics

• Tourism

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Dr. MLK Jr. and Jimmy Carter are the only Georgians to win the Nobel Peace Prize for their Civil and Human Rights efforts.

• True

• False

Georgia’s transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians.

• True

• False

Maynard Jackson participated in Civil Rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr.

• True

• False

One of Jimmy Carter’s greatest accomplishments as President was helping Israel & Egypt come to a peace agreement, known as the  “Camp David Accords.”

• True

• False