1970s-1980s Unit 10 Vocabulary

What was the significance of the Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) Supreme Court case?

• It established that students do not shed their First Amendment rights at school.

• It led to arms limitations treaties and increased trade between the U.S. and USSR.

• It created protections for imperiled species and animal life in the U.S.

• It led to Congressional investigations and ultimately Nixon's resignation.

What did the Supreme Court rule in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)?

• Amish children could not be legally compelled to attend school past 8th grade.

• Students could wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War.

• It established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• It led to the creation of the Endangered Species Act (1973).

What was Phyllis Schlafly known for in the 1970s?

• She successfully halted the ERA's ratification by mobilizing opposition citing threats to traditional gender roles.

• She led the campaign to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.

• She established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• She was involved in the Watergate Scandal.

What was the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when it was created in 1970?

• To protect human health and the environment.

• To establish the Endangered Species Act (1973).

• To limit arms and increase trade between the U.S. and USSR.

• To investigate and lead to the resignation of President Nixon.

What was the significance of the Endangered Species Act (1973)?

• It aimed to protect human health and the environment.

• It created protections for imperiled species and animal life in the U.S.

• It led to arms limitations treaties and increased trade between the U.S. and USSR.

• It was a peace agreement mediated by President Carter.

What was the main outcome of the détente foreign policy pursued in the 1970s?

• It led to the creation of the Endangered Species Act (1973).

• It established that students do not shed their First Amendment rights at school.

• It led to arms limitations treaties and increased trade between the U.S. and USSR.

• It resulted in the resignation of President Nixon.

What was the result of the Watergate Scandal?

• It led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• It led to Congressional investigations and ultimately Nixon's resignation.

• It established the Endangered Species Act (1973).

• It resulted in the détente foreign policy.

What was the purpose of OPEC's oil embargoes in 1973-74 and 1979?

• To protect human health and the environment.

• To normalize relations between Israel and Egypt after decades of hostilities.

• To raise global oil prices, impacting economies worldwide.

• To spur economic growth through tax cuts and incentives for production and investment.

What was the significance of the Camp David Accords (1978)?

• It was a peace agreement that led to normalized relations between Israel and Egypt after decades of hostilities.

• It established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• It was a political scandal that led to Nixon's resignation.

• It was an economic policy to spur economic growth through tax cuts.

What was the goal of Reaganomics?

• To create protections for imperiled species and animal life in the U.S.

• To lead to arms limitations treaties and increased trade between the U.S. and USSR.

• To spur economic growth through tax cuts and incentives for production and investment.

• To halt the ERA's ratification by mobilizing opposition citing threats to traditional gender roles.