1970's Quiz Corrections

The best selection to complete 1 is -

• embargo
• tariff
• quota

The best selection to complete 2 is -

• NAACP
• OPEC
• HUAC

What amendment was passed under Nixon's administration AND why?

Multiselect - Select the correct answers. Which statements explain what resulted from this event? Select TWO correct answers.

• Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran.
• Soviet forces began an occupation of Iran.
• Israel demanded U.S. support for bombing cities in Iran.
• Americans lost confidence in the Carter administration.

When Congress heard of the cover-up scandal, they moved to impeach Nixon, but he later _________________________________.

• Anti-war
• Counterculture
• OPEC
• Resigned

This photograph most accurately describes which of the following events -

• CIA agents were discovered and captured in Iran
• American spies found guilty for leaking atomic secrets
• American hostages taken when Iranians seized the U.S. embassy in Iran
• top ranking German officers on trial for their atrocities

What was the significance of President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972?

• It improved relations with a communist nation
• It was an end to the policy of détente
• It led to a ceasefire in the Korean War
• It decreased U.S. dependence on Chinese oil exports

As a result of Nixon’s foreign policy of détente -

• he is impeached for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal
• the passage of the Environmental Protection Agency
• a massive buildup of nuclear missiles to defend against a Soviet Union attack
• a SALT agreement to limit defensive missile systems signed with the Soviet Union

One can conclude by the events on the timeline that the -

• Presidents of the 1970s were concerned with having access to energy sources
• Presidents were concerned with a nuclear spill
• arms race of the Cold War led to alternative weapons
• Presidents passed measures to limit the use of nuclear energy

As a result of Nixon’s foreign policy of détente -

• he is impeached for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal
• the passage of the Environmental Protection Agency
• a massive buildup of nuclear missiles to defend against a Soviet Union attack
• a SALT agreement to limit defensive missile systems signed with the Soviet Union