Topic 11 1970s

What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?

• It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam

• The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had

• The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty

• Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.

Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

• The President was having an affair with a White House intern

• The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

• Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up

• The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?

• Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974

• Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court

• Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate

• Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached

Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened

• Great Recession

• Great Inflation

• Staglfation

• Hyper Inflation

This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

• OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

• International Petroleum Confederation

What was OPEC's response to the U.S. assisting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War?

• It's member nations declared war on the United States

• It imposed economic sanction on the US through the UN

• It enacted an oil embargo, cutting off trade to the U.S.

• It increased the sales of oil to enemies of the US like Iran

How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?

• The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo

• Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened

• The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down

• It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.

What was the impact of Jimmy Carter's work at the Camp David Accords?

• It established Israel as the leader of Middle East Nations

• It ended of OPEC oil embargo and stopped stagflation

• It established the U.S. as a leader of the free world

• Egypt recognized Israel and Israel made peace with Egypt

What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• It creates and enforces regulations for pollution in the US

• It researches diseases and health in the US

• It manages an emergency oil supply in the United States

• It oversees the National Parks Service