Worksheets1970-1980's
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1973, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut of their supply of this item to the United States
a)
consumer goods
b)
money
c)
oil
d)
grain
2.
This annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection
a)
Clean Air Act of 1963
b)
Earth Day
c)
Veterans Day
d)
Spring Fling
3.
The first Earth Day, celebrated in 1970, was a response to this growing concern
a)
Pollution
b)
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
c)
Incident at Three Mile Island
d)
Failure of Clean Air Act of 1963
4.
This ending of this event led to the fall of the Berlin Wall
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Cold War
5.
This person was the final leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Anwar Sadat
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Menachem Begin
6.
This idea proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev was a restructuring of the Soviet economy and government
a)
glasnost
b)
contra
c)
sandinista
d)
perestroika
7.
This person was the 39th President of the United States (1977-1981); developed the Carter Center in advancing human rights (awarded Nobel Peace Prize)
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Ronald Reagan
8.
These were the consequences President Carter encountered during his presidency
a)
Iran Hostages
b)
Oil embargo
c)
High inflation
d)
All of the Answers
9.
An agreement signed between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US President Jimmy Carter in Sept 1978 which called for a formal peace treaty to be signed between Israel and Egypt, within three months.
a)
Oslo accords
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
Camp David accords
d)
Lee Camp accords
10.
This person was the first first female conservative appointed by President Reagan to the Supreme Court
a)
Peggy Noonan
b)
Anita Hill
c)
Geraldine Ferraro
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
11.
This Strategic Defense Initiative intended to shield a country against incoming missiles and was extremely costly for the US
a)
Missile Defense System
b)
Bomber Defense System
c)
Communications Defense System
d)
International Defense Alliance
12.
This required employers and educational institutions to give special consideration to women, African American's and other minority groups, even though they were not necessarily better qualified
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Moral Majority
c)
Affirmative Action
d)
Reverse Discrimination
13.
This disease can be transmitted by blood-to-blood contact, needle-sharing or blood transfusions from mother to her unborn child causing mass hysteria in the 1980's
a)
Blood Clots
b)
AIDS
c)
Birth Defects
d)
All of the Answers
14.
The disaster of this was made worse by the fact that it contained the first civilian to go to space, killing 7 crew members after it broke apart 73 seconds into its flight (1986)
a)
Columbia
b)
Discovery
c)
Atlantis
d)
Challenger
15.
After publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring", the effects of this became an increasing concern to many Americans
a)
Pesticides
b)
Nuclear Weapons
c)
Inflation
d)
Pollution
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