Modern Georgia

Which statement BEST describes the role Andrew Young played in the continued development of Atlanta?

• worked to improve the interstate highway systems in Atlanta

• brought new schools to the city of Atlanta

• served on the committee to bring the 1996 Olympic games to Atlanta

• integrated the fire and police departments within the city of Atlanta

Who was elected as a Congressman in 1972, ambassador to the United Nations in 1977, and mayor of Atlanta in 1981?

Andrew Young’s accomplishments as the mayor of Atlanta include ALL of the following EXCEPT

• one million jobs created in Atlanta

• $70 billion in new private investments

• 1,100 new businesses in the region

• expanded Hartsfield International Airport

In 2003, the international airport was renamed the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Maynard Jackson. Why was the airport named after him?

• He expanded the airport.

• He was the first black mayor of a major Southern city.

• He contributed to the 1996 Olympics.

• He hired many black pilots for the airport.

When Jimmy Carter was governor he had to deal with Georgians resisting the _________ of public schools.

Jimmy Carter reduced nuclear weapons, oversaw the Camp David Accords, founded the Carter Center, helped restore democracy in Haiti, and negotiated a peace agreement between Sudan and Uganda. What did he earn due to these efforts?

After losing the 1980 presidential election, Carter returned to Georgia where he did all of the following EXCEPT

• ran for mayor of Plains, Georgia.

• supported Habitat for Humanity.

• founded the Carter Center.

• wrote several books.

As state senator in the 1960s, Jimmy Carter was a strong advocate for

• getting the United States out of Vietnam.

• continuing the Jim Crow policies.

• changing state wide voting requirements.

• improving education for Georgia students.

Many facilities built for the 1996 Olympics were able to be used afterwards for continued economic growth. Which answer is a correct use of a former Olympic facility?

• Centennial Olympic Park became a soccer field for Georgia State University.

• The Olympic Stadium became home to the Atlanta Braves baseball team.

• The Olympic Stadium became home to the Atlanta Falcons football team.

• Housing became apartments for low income families.

In preparation of the Olympics and all of the visitors, what improvement needed to be made in Atlanta?

• More hotel rooms needed to be added.

• An international airport needed to be built.

• Segregation policies needed to be ended.

• The city needed to cut taxes.