1970s Quizziz

In the 1970s many people moved from the _____ to the _____ for jobs and a cheaper cost of living.

• Sun Belt; Rust Belt

• Bible Belt; Sun Belt

• Rust Belt; Bible Belt

• Rust Belt; Sun Belt

Which word means, "easing/relaxing cold war tension?"

• Inflation
• Detente
• Stagflation
• Regulation

How did Richard Nixon practice Detente with the Soviet Union?

• Selling them grain to help with food shortages

• Grain embargo

• Boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics

• Signing the Geneva Accords

• Signing the SALT treaty

Who was the president at the time of the Watergate Scandal?

• Richard Nixon
• John F. Kennedy
• Gerald R. Ford
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

How did the Watergate Scandal affect American politics?

• It led to increased cynicism (distrust) about the government

• It increased regulation of american businesses

• It increased the power of the legislative branch

• It increased future voter participation

Who became president after richard Nixon resigned?

• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Ronald Reagan

Nixon and the Soviet Union singed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to

• make the United States military stronger

• establish diplomatic relations

• limit the dependency on foreign oil

• limit the production of nuclear weaponry

The photograph above shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. How did President Carter attempt to end the conflict between these countries?

• The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union

• The United States helped negotiate a peace treaty between israel and Egypt

• The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone

• The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran

In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of ___ to the United States.

• grain

• Petroleum

• Nuclear Missiles

• consumer goods

Which action did President Gerald Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• He declined to run for re-election
• He pardoned Vietnam Draft dodgers

• He pardoned Richard Nixon.
• He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon.