A Changing World

The 1970s energy crisis was caused by a shortage of oil due to __________.

• an oil embargo from the Middle East

• an increase in car production

• the Vietnam War

• Richard Nixon’s resignation

Which was NOT a method that Americans used to reduce fuel use during the energy crisis?

• Home thermostats were lowered.

• People drove more.

• Highway speed limits were reduced.

• Solar energy was used to heat homes and businesses.

For how many days were the hostages held during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?

• 121

• 365

• 282

• 444

Which of the following companies did NOT produce video game consoles during the 1980s?

• Atari

• Nintendo

• Sega

• Microsoft

Which nickname was given to Ronald Reagan?

• the Great Dictator

• the Great Communicator

• the Great Reaganomics

• the Great Builder

Where was the first meeting held between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev?

• Geneva, Switzerland

• Washington, D.C.

• Moscow, Russia

• Brussels, Belgium

From June to September 1989, Communist governments fell in Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and __________.

• Lithuania

• Ukraine

• Romania

• Armenia

What was the name of the East German Communist official who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall?

• Günter Schabowski

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Putin

• Erich Honecker

In what year did the Soviet Union officially collapse?

• 1989

• 1990

• 1991

• 1992

Who was the leader of Iraq in 1990 during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?

• Saddam Hussein

• the Taliban

• Al-Qaeda

• Osama bin Laden