U.S. History: 1970s Political Events

Why did Gerald Ford become president in 1974?

• He won the election in a landslide

• The Vice President asked him to

• Richard Nixon resigned from office

• Congress passed a new law

What did President Ford do that upset many Americans?

• He raised gas prices

• He pardoned Richard Nixon

• He ended the Vietnam War

• He closed public schools

What was the purpose of the Helsinki Accords?

• To respect borders

• To declare war on Russia

• To raise taxes in Europe

• To create a new energy department

Why did many people like Jimmy Carter during the 1976 election?

• He had been in politics for many years

• He was famous for being a war hero

• He had a popular TV show

• He seemed honest and was not part of Washington politics

What made Barbra Jordan’s speech at the Democratic Convention important?

• She was the first woman to run for president

• She was the first Texan to speak at the event

• She was the first Black woman to give the speech

• She announced Carter’s nomination

What was one of Jimmy Carter’s early actions as president?

• He hired more women and minorities

• He cut all military spending

• He raised taxes for everyone

• He built a new highway system

What was the goal of the National Energy Act?

• To use more oil from the Middle East

• To help Americans save energy and use less foreign oil

• To make bigger cars for Americans

• To stop people from heating their homes

What did the SALT II agreement try to do?

• Build more U.S. weapons

• Stop the spread of democracy

• Limit the number of nuclear weapons

• End the war in Vietnam

Why did Iranian protesters take Americans hostage?

• The U.S. helped the new leader of Iran

• The U.S. let the Shah come to America

• The U.S. bombed Iranian cities

• The U.S. invaded Iran’s capital