The 1970s

Which communist country did Richard Nixon open relations with in the early 70s?

• Cuba

• China

• Soviet Union

• North Korea

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

• Cooling the Cold War

• Detente

• Strategic Negotiation

• Ceasefire

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

When the President hides information for national security reasons- used by Nixon in Watergate

• Executive Order

• Executive Action

• Veto Power

• Executive Privilege

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon about Executive Privilege?

• Nixon could not use it to hide the Watergate Tapes

• Nixon was able to keep the Watergate tapes classified

• Nixon, as President, was above the law while in office

• Nixon could use it to classify the Pentagon Papers

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

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.