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Worksheets1970s and 1980s
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Soviet Union's policies of perestroika and glasnost meant __________.
a)
the government would take down the Berlin Wall
b)
the Soviet Union was no longer
c)
the Soviet Union would begin restructuring its economy and citizens would have more freedoms
d)
the Cold War would last another 30 years
2.
This woman founded NOW and supported the ERA.
a)
Betty Friedan
b)
Christa McAuliffe
c)
Sally Ride
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
3.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
4.
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
a)
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
b)
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
c)
Conflicts in Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.
d)
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.
5.
What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?
a)
they terrorized American travelers in Europe
b)
they forced an attack on Iraq
c)
they seized the American embassy and took hostages
d)
they staged an overthrow of the government
6.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
7.
Which group, led by Jerry Falwell, described itself as a political organization with religious goals?
a)
the Black Panthers
b)
the Great Society
c)
the Moral Majority
d)
the United Nations
8.
In California, thousands of migrant grape farmers, led by Cesar Chavez went on _____________.
a)
Strike
b)
Protest
c)
Leave
d)
Work
9.
A system requiring racial segregation in south Africa
a)
Apartheid
b)
Sanctions
c)
Watergate
d)
Jim Crow
10.
Reaganomics is often called _______.
a)
trickle-down economics
b)
stagflation
c)
universal healthcare
d)
wealth economics
11.
The Equal Rights Amendment needed 38 states to ratify, but only ____ states did so.
a)
2
b)
30
c)
35
d)
37
12.
Reagan called for tax cuts at the top of the economic system and spending cuts in ____.
a)
defense
b)
transportation
c)
social welfare programs
d)
education
13.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the stagflation that plagued the 1970s?
a)
an abundant supply of cheap oil
b)
declining investment in new machinery
c)
new health and safety regulations
d)
inflation
14.
Which of the following was NOT a solution to the energy crisis of the 1970s?
a)
a national speed limit
b)
developing solar and nuclear energy
c)
reducing the price of oil
d)
the Alaskan Oil Pipeline
15.
The US supported the Contras in Nicaragua against the ____, who wanted to impose communism.
a)
Iranians
b)
Cubans
c)
Sandinistas
d)
Moral Majority
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