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Chapter 21/Georgia's New Place in the Sun

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aggressionaction by one country to attack or invade another
drafta law requiring civilians to join the military
embargoban on trade, commerce, or assistance to a country
inflationa period of rapidly rising prices and interest rates
runoffan election between the top two candidates when no one has received a majority of votes
George Busbeegovernor who pushed for state-funded kindergarten in public schools
Julian Bondstate legislator who was refused his seat in the General Assembly because of his opposition to the Vietnam War
Newt GringrichGeorgia who became speaker of the House of Representatives in 1995
Joe Frank Harrisgovernor who raised the state sales tax to 4 percent and created QBE
Maynard Jacksonfirst African American mayor of Atlanta
Cynthia McKinneyfirst African American woman elected to Congress from Georgia
Zell Millergovernor who supported the lottery, increases in teacher salaries, and the elimination of state sales tax on food
Sam Nunnsenator from Georgia from 1972 to 1996 who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Dean RuskGeorgia who served as the U.S. Secretary of State under presidents Kennedy and Johnson
Richard RussellGeorgia senator who originally opposed U.S. military in involvement in Vietnam
Fletcher Thompsonfirst Republican congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction
Andrew YoungGeorgia who became the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

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