Military and Economic contributions
This place built more then 600 bomber planes in World War Two
What are the Bell Bomber Plants
This person brought Braves baseball, Hawks basketball, and Falcons football team to Atlanta and Georgia
Who is Ivan Allen Jr
Brought the 1966 olympics to Atlanta, Georgia
Who are Andrew Young and Bill Payne
The full name for the SNCC is ________
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This is the one of the most famous crops grown in Georgia and used to be part of the state nickname
What are peanuts
During World War One & World War Two these helped train many American soldiers for war. They also utilized 660,000 acres of land for these.
What are the Georgia military bases
One of the biggest air cargo hubs in the world
What is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international Airport
Won with 59% of the total vote and became the first African American mayor in a major southern city
Who is Maynard Jackson
This is one of the most well known black rights activists in the US
Martin Luther King Jr
These had to build liberty ships to meet the demand to transport more soldiers
What are the Savannah Shipyards
The four types of transportation systems in Georgia
What are rail, water, roads, and air
Who is Jimmy Carter
This was the ruling of the Plessy vs Ferguson and the NAACP argued before the U.S Supreme Court about this in schools
What is Separate but equal
They passed legislation which became known as the _____ acts to fund and grow the US Navy
Who is Carl "the admiral" Vinson
Influenced the production, distribution, and consumption made by Georgia businesses and consumers in Georgia and the rest of the US
What is Georgia's transportation systems
Worked closely with MLK in the SCLC and became a US Congressman and the first African American to be elected to that position since Reconstruction
Who is Andrew Young
This Georgia commission studied public opinion on school integration and recommended local districts decide for themselves
What is the Sibley Commission
Led five senators to investigate US global military institutions while under combat conditions
Who is Richard B. Russel Jr
Named the busiest airport in the world every year since 1998
what is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
This person named Young ambassador to the United Nations in 1977
President Jimmy Carter
This person was GA's governor in 1954 and they strongly opposed the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education
Who is Herman Talmadge
This person invented coca-cola
Who is John Pemberton