1970s EYE

What was the primary goal of the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)?

• To increase military spending between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• To ease tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union by reducing world tensions

• To establish a new alliance between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• To allow for the sharing of military technology between the U.S. and Soviet Union

What was the outcome of the protest at Kent State University in 1970?

• The protest led to a peaceful resolution and end of the Vietnam War

• The National Guard wounded nine people and killed four, sparking outcry against the Vietnam War

• The protest was ignored and had no significant impact on public opinion

• The National Guard joined the protesters in a show of solidarity

What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

• Plans for expanding the Vietnam War

• Evidence that the U.S. was winning the Vietnam War

• The U.S. government's intention to withdraw from the Vietnam War

• Plans for entering the Vietnam War despite promises not to send American troops

What was the significance of the United States v. Nixon (1974) Supreme Court case?

• It expanded the president's power of executive privilege

• It directly limited the president's power of executive privilege

• It led to the impeachment of President Nixon

• It established the process of impeachment in the US Constitution

What is impeachment?

• The process by which the president can remove members of Congress

• The process in the US Constitution that allows the House of Representatives to bring charges against a civil official

• The automatic removal of a president from office

• A Supreme Court case that determines the guilt of a president

What was the result of the Arab Oil Embargo (1973-74)?

• A decrease in global oil prices

• Improved relations between the US and Arab countries

• A severe gas and oil shortage in the US with gas station lines and odd/even days for rationing gasoline

• An increase in US oil production

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?

• To start a war between Israel and Egypt

• To establish a trade agreement between Israel and Egypt

• To reach a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt

• To allow Israel to annex parts of Egypt

What was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure?

• Equal rights for children in education

• Equal rights for men and women in the military

• Equal rights for women in the workplace, society, and expanded economic relations with communist nations

• Equal tax rates for all citizens regardless of gender

Why did Nixon visit the People's Republic of China in 1972?

• To form a military alliance against the Soviet Union

• To reduce tensions between the U.S. and Communist China and counteract Soviet power

• To negotiate the end of the Vietnam War

• To establish a new trade agreement exclusively with China

What event in 1973 marked a significant shift in the Vietnam War?

• The Fall of Saigon

• Nixon pulled troops out of Vietnam

• The US embassy evacuation

• The start of the Watergate scandal