Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young, & Jimmy Carter Quiz

The first African American mayor of any major city in the South

• Andrew Young
• Martin Luther King jr
• Maynard Jackson
• Jesse Jackson

This mayor of Atlanta is credited with bringing the 96 Olympics to Georgia. 

• Andrew Young
• Maynard Jackson
• Jesse Jackson
• William Hartsfield

Civil Rights Movement, SCLC, voter registration drives, describes what person?

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Lester Maddox

• John Lewis

Of the choices below, which is Maynard Jackson remembered for most?

• Improving Turner Field by adding more seating

• Improving the roads and highways in and around Atlanta

• Improving voter registration by allowing people do do this online

• improving housing

Who is the list describing?

-U.N. Ambassador

-Atlanta Mayor

-1st African American Congressman from GA since Reconstruction

-Top aid to Martin Luther King, Jr.

• William Hartsfield

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Lester Maddox

• Andrew Young

1962- elected to Georgia's state senate

1970- elected governor of Georgia

1976- elected president of the United States

2002- received the Nobel Peace Prize

Which person's accomplishments are described?

• Barack Obama

• Jimmy Carter

• Herman Talmadge

• Zell Miller

As a mayor of Atlanta, who helped to EXPAND the Atlanta airport to make Atlanta a center for aviation in the South?

• Ellis Arnall

• William Hartsfield

• Eugene Talmadge

• Maynard Jackson

Which was Jimmy Carter’s MOST significant accomplishment as president in the area of foreign policy?

• He established full diplomatic relations with China

• He saw the capture of the U.S. embassy in Iran

• He witnessed the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia

• He brokered a peace deal with Egypt and Israel

Why were the Camp David Accords so important to the Middle East?

• Egypt and Israel ended a 30 year war over land and signed a peace treaty

• Egypt and Israel boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games

• Egypt and Israel placed an embargo on the Soviet Union

• Egypt and Israel declared war on Afghanistan

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