H12 Modern Georgia

After President Jimmy Carter left office he:

• Continued to promote democracy and human rights

• opened the Carter Center

• Won the Nobel Peace Prize

• He did All of these things

First African American Mayor of a major southern city (Atlanta) -- (1973)

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Christopher Brian Bridges

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who brought Georgia recognition and investment from all over the world?

• 1996 Olympic Games

• 2008 Olympic Games

• The Hunger Games

• The X Games

What is one of the largest employers and sources of revenue for the state of Georgia?

• Tourism

• Aflac

• The Atlanta Falcons

• White Water Rafting

This is the 4th busiest container port in the US and fastest growing port in the US

• Savannah Harbor

• Brunswick Port

• Port. St. Joe

• Peal Harbor

What was the significance of expanding the Savannah Harbor?

• Allow more business and jobs to come to Savannah

• Will be able to get 100 boats through the harbor at once

• It will lose precious habitats along the river bank

• Allows a private place for yachts to dock

What are THREE reasons film makers are attracted to Georgia to film?

• Financial incentives, diverse filming locations, production resources

• Climate = Year round filming

• Big airport in and out of the state

• The majority of actors and actresses live in Georgia

(SS8H12b) Which is considered Jimmy Carter's least successful period?

• His time in the United States Navy.
• His time as a United States President
• His years after he left the office of United States President

(SS8H12b) Jimmy Carter was born in

• Athens, GA
• Atlanta, GA
• Plains, GA