1970's

In 1970, what popular band disbanded?

• The Eagles
• Kansas
• The Beatles
• Jefferson Starship

In 1971, what famous event took place?

• Disney World opened in Orlando, Fl.
• The first jumbo-jet, the Boeing 747, makes its debut commercial flight from New York to London.
• The movie "Jaws" opens in theaters and is considered to be one of the first block-buster films.
• The computer video game Space Invaders is released.

In 1976, ___________ and  _________ create the Apple Computer Company.

• Steve Jobs + Bill Gates
• Steve Jobs + Steve Wosniak
• Bill Gates + Steve Wosniak
• Bill Gates + Paul Allen

In what year did the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, to win the U.S. Presidential race?

• 1970
• 1972
• 1976
• 1974

Who was the vice president who took Nixon's place as president

• John F Kennedy

• Robert F Kennedy

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

The incident in which five men broke into the Democratic National Committee's office at a hotel in order to obtain election information is known as ________.

• Vietnam

• Watergate Scandal

• Realpolitik

• OPEC

What law banned discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs that received federal funds?

• Affirmative Action

• Title IX

• Realpolitik

• New Federalism

Nixon's role in the Watergate conspiracy was made known by __________.

• Audio tapes that Nixon kept in his office.

• An FBI informant.

• Video footage

• Nixon's fingerprints at the scene of the crime

What was a popular style of jean to wear in the 1970's?

• Boyfriend Jeans

• Skinny Jeans

• Bell Bottoms

• Track Pants

Richard Nixon helped to build better relations between the US and the two largest communist countries

• Syria and Africa

• Soviet Union and Japan

• Soviet Union and China

• Soviet Union and France