1970s U.S. History Quiz

What happened at Kent State in 1970?

• Students volunteered for Vietnam

• Riot at a sports event

• National Guard troops killed four students protesting the Cambodia invasion

• Teachers went on strike

What were the Pentagon Papers?

• CIA operations manual

• Secret government documents leaked in 1971 showing the U.S. had misled the public about the war

• FBI case files

• Peace agreements

Who was Henry Kissinger?

• Leader of OPEC

• Supreme Court judge

• Nixon's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State

• Pentagon whistleblower

Who won the 1972 presidential election?

• Jimmy Carter

• George Wallace

• George McGovern

• Richard Nixon

What was the Southern Strategy?

• Nixon's civil rights agenda

• Campaign to unite Latin America

• Nixon's plan to gain political support by appealing to white Southern voters through opposition to civil rights reforms

• Foreign policy in Asia

What is stagflation?

• High inflation, high unemployment, and stagnant demand

• Economic growth and low prices

• Budget surplus with low inflation

• Recession recovery phase

Which economic policies did Nixon implement?

• Ended all taxes

• Nationalized banks

• Imposed wage and price controls, ended the gold standard

• Raised interest rates only

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization for Peace and Economic Cooperation

• Oil Protection and Energy Commission

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Official Petroleum Export Coalition

How did the Yom Kippur War affect American oil?

• Boosted oil exports

• Caused OPEC oil embargo against the U.S.

• Lowered prices

• Had no impact

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What is Realpolitik?

• Policy based on religious values

• Foreign policy based on practical interests rather than ideology

• Communist strategy

• Economic aid program