SS8H12 GMAS PREP

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 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

(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.

After his Presidency, the man in this picture created an organization in 1982 whose mission is to "wage peace" in the world. The man in this picture is

• George Bush.

• Jimmy Carter.

• Richard Nixon.

• Ronald Reagan.

·The Camp David Accords, 1978

·The Panama Canal Treaty, 1978

·The Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, 1979

·The Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT II), 1979

Which U.S. president was responsible for each of these diplomatic and foreign policy developments of the late 70's?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon