Tourism, Savannah Port Expansion, & Film Industry
What are three reasons for the growth of the film industry in Georgia
What is a mild year round climate, easy highway access, and Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
He was elected to this legislative house in the General Assembly in 1962
What is the Georgia Senate
Maynard Jackson has the distinction of being the first what?
What is the first African American mayor of a major southern city.
He has the distinction of being the first African American mayor to do what?
What is succeed another African American mayor of a major city.
What were the short-term effects of bring the Olympics to Atlanta
What are major repairs and upgrades to the city of Atlanta
Who founded the 1973 Georgia Film Commission
Who is Jimmy Carter
He ran for this office in 1966 and lost. He ran again and won in 1970. What is the name of this high office of Georgia.
What is Governor.
Maynard Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta from 1973 to 1981 and again in what years?
What is 1990-1994
He served as this to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta
What is co-chairman of the Olympic Committee.
What are the long term effects of the 1996 Olympics?
What are Atlanta is now a hub for sporting events, conventions and tourism.
What led to a massive growth in the film industry
Tax incentives
As governor he focused on education, justice, mental health and appointed more of these two protected groups than all previous Governors combined.
What are women and minorities
What was Maynard Jackson's contribution to the Atlanta Airport?
What is he worked to expand the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.
He was elected mayor of Atlanta in this year.
What is 1981.
What were three specific long term economic effects of the 1996 Olympics coming to Atlanta.
It encouraged the growth of the film industry, created thousands of jobs for Georgians, and generated $5 billions dollars for the state.
Why was the Savannah port expanded
To deepen the harbor to allow for bigger and heavier ships to pass through the canal
What was Jimmy Carter most known for during and after his presidency
What is his work on human rights
How did Maynard Jackson help minorities during his administration as Mayor of Atlanta?
What is he helped create more jobs for minorities and more financial assistance to minority business owners and college students
He joined the SCLC and was heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement where his primary focus was on this.
What is voter registration.
How did the 1996 Olympics effect the population growth in Atlanta.
It increased the population from 3.1 million in 1996 to 5.5 million in 2011.
The expansion of the Savannah Port will generate how many jobs and how many billions of dollars for Georgia
What is approximately 350,00 new jobs and 18.5 billion dollars.
Jimmy carter facilitated a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt known as what?
What is the Camp David Peace Accords
He worked with Andrew Young and Billy Payne to bring what major international sporting event to Atlanta in the mid 1990s.
What is the 1996 Olympics
Andrew Young was with this famous civil rights leader on the day he was murdered on April 4, 1968
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the name of the city that almost got to host the 1996 Olympics. Clue: It also begins with an "A" and is the city where the University of Georgia is located.
What is Athens Georgia