SS8H12 Explain the importance of developments in Georgia

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Andrew Young to what position?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Education

• Olympics Committee Chair

• United Nations Ambassador

In the 1960s, Andrew Young helped to organize citizenship schools, which educated African-American people about?

• careers

• history

• marriage

• voting

1972: He was the first African-American from Georgia to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives since Reconstruction.1977: He was appointed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.1981: He was elected as Mayor of Atlanta.1985: He was elected to a second term as Mayor of Atlanta.This timeline is related to the political career of which famous Georgia politician?

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

• George Busbee

• Maynard Jackson

Which U.S. President worked closely with Andrew Young and gave him a position in the United Nations?

• Ronald Regan

• Jimmy Carter

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia?

• Andrew Young

• Joseph Lowery

• Maynard Jackson

• Ralph Abernathy

All of these were positions held by Andrew Young EXCEPT?

• mayor of Atlanta

• ambassador to the United Nations

• judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals

• member of the House of Representatives

One of the important social contributions of Maynard Jackson during his time as Atlanta's mayor was?

• fighting for the rights of women in politics

• promoting minority business owners within the city of Atlanta

• joining forces with Republics to limit government in the private sector

• attempting to bring wider attention to the issue of abortion in Georgia

Which famous Georgia politician began his career as a leader in the civil rights movement and was a close personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• Andrew Young

• Lester Maddox

• Alonzo Herndon

• Hamilton Holmes

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

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