WorksheetsModern Georgia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
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
Where was the 1996 Olympics held?
New York
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Brazil
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
Which event brought tourists, jobs, and financial gain to Georgia and built venues that are still used by the state today?
The 1949 Governor's Race
The 1996 Olympics
The change in the state flag in 1956
The 1980 Race for the Top
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) will lead to larger ships with heavier loads using the Savannah Port. What is the goal of the project?
remove all of the fish from the Savannah River
deepen the outer harbor of Savannah
remove all the tub boat operators
close the main harbor of Savannah
In what ways do Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, I-85, and the port of Savannah impact Georgia's economy?
They allow imports to arrive and reach Georgians while keeping domestic products at home
They make Georgia accessible to people from all over the world, provide jobs, and allows the state to import and export efficiently
They provide jobs while discouraging foreign economic competition
They have very little impact because they simply provide modes of transportation
Camp David Accords involved what two countries?
Israel and Iran
Israel and Afghanistan
Israel and Egypt
Egypt and Iran
What bring in over 60 billion dollars every year to Georgia?
filming
lottery system
election campaigns
tourism
Iranian Hostage Crisis took place in what country?
Iran
Afghanistan
Egypt
Israel
Film industry is growing fast in Georgia because of...
financial incentives, diverse locations, mild climate
financial incentives, diverse locations, lottery system funding
presidential support, diverse locations, mild climate
financial incentives, diverse locations, Filming act o 2005
Event that took place in during 1996 Olympics...
Bombing of Turner Field
Bombing of City Hall in Atlanta
Bombing of Centennial Olympic Park
Bombing of Georgia Tech Olympic Housing
What event hurt Carter's presidency the most?
Camp David Accords
SALT II
Peace Treaty of 2005
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Why caused the American hostage situation in Iran?
Iran was upset with the SALT II Treaty
Iran was upset over the invasion of Afghanistan
Iran was upset that Carter let the Shah into the USA for medical treatment
Iran was upset that the Shah was elected into office again in Iran
SALT II hoped to accomplish what?
increase in trade between Soviet Union and USA
full support from the USA during Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan
trading of nuclear weapons to make things fair
limiting nuclear weapons between the Soviet Union and USA
Andrew Young served in position?
Vice President to Jimmy Carter
Governor of Georgia
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
President of SCLC
Savannah Harbor Expansion Project will...
Create a pass through system
Increase the depth of the Savannah Harbor
Create a faster way to unload cargo from ships
Increase border security
Which is NOT a focus of the Jimmy Carter Foundation?
technology
disease
starvation
elections and democracy
The nuclear limitation treaty was known as...
SPAW
RNAA
NAACP
SALT
The Olympic stadium was known as what after the Olympics?
Turner Field - where the Atlanta Falcons played
Turner Field- where the Atlanta Braves played
Mercedes Benz Stadium
Fulton County Stadium
The grain embargo and boycott of the 1980 Olympics were a result of what two events?
World War 2 and the invasion of Poland
The Iran Hostage Crisis and Camp David Accords
The Nobel Peace Price and Center for Disease Control
The invasion of Afghanistan and the broken promise of the Soviet Union Nuclear Treaty
Who received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize?
Maynard Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young
Martin Luther King Jr.
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
Maynard Jackson is known for which of the following?
Leading the nation in technology
Adding more African Americans to the police force
Bringing the Olympics to the Atlanta
Increasing the investments in tourism
What is one of the benefits of tourism in Georgia?
Georgia has many attractions
Georgia has many many sports venues
Georgia has many job opportunities availble
Which port in Georgia do American businesses ship their products from?
The port in Savannah
The port in Brunswick
The port in Atlanta
Why is Georgia considered the #1 filming choice in the Southeast? (choose two answers)
financial tax incentives
diversity of filming locations
more visitors to Georgia
Which actor/producer has one of the largest film studios in the U.S.
Will Smith
Tyler Perry
Denzel Washington
Which two cities contain water ports? (Choose 2)
Savannh
Atlanta
Brunswick
Railroads have a smaller role in transportation than in previous years.
True
False
In what ways do Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, I-85, and the port of Savannah impact Georgia's economy?
They make Georgia accessible to people from all over the world, provide jobs, and allows the state to import and export efficiently
They provide jobs while discouraging foreign economic competition
They have very little impact because they simply provide modes of transportation
Which of the following is NOT a short-term impact of the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, GA?
Improvements in transportation and sidewalks.
Economic growth due to new businesses.
Construction of new hotels and sports facilities.
extensive cleanup of Atlanta streets and neighborhoods.
Jimmy Carter's role after his presidency can be described best as _________.
he established the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA to promote democracy and humanitarianism around the world.
he remained in Washington, D.C., and became a member of Congress.
He moved to New York and became an inner city volunteer for inner-city youth groups.
He moved to North Korea to help the Koreans improve their issues relating to human rights.
True or False: As governor, Jimmy Carter saw racial tensions were no longer an issue in Georgia.
True
False
