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Worksheets1970s
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The goal of OPEC is...
a)
to protect Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
b)
to control the global supply and price of copper
c)
to control the global supply and price of oil
d)
to keep all oil in the Middle East
2.
In 1979 a revolution in this nation ended with 53 Americans being held hostage.
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Syria
3.
WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHO BASE MUCH OF HIS FOREIGN POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
a)
NIXON
b)
FORD
c)
CARTER
d)
REAGAN
4.
The biggest foreign policy failure during the presidency of Jimmy Carter was...
a)
granting a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon
b)
the fall of China to communism under Mao Zedong
c)
his inability to negotiate the release of US hostages in Iran
d)
the near nuclear war over Soviet missiles in Cuba
5.
In the Camp David Accords (1978), President Jimmy Carter succeeded in...
a)
returning the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
b)
suspending grain sales to the Soviet Union and China
c)
freeing hostages being held in Iran
d)
providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
6.
US EMBASSY ATTACKED. HOSTAGES TAKEN.
a)
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
b)
CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
c)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
d)
OPEC
7.
Which action did President Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?
a)
pardoning Nixon
b)
declaring a war on poverty
c)
declining to run for election
d)
asking Congress to impeach President Nixon
8.
Stagflation is
a)
high inflation and economic growth
b)
low inflation and economic growth
c)
high inflation and low economic growth
d)
high inflation and low unemployment
9.
Which President is most closely associated with the idea of DETENTE?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Lyndon Johnson
10.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis end ended
a)
during Reagan's inauguration
b)
it did not, they are still hostages
c)
during the U.S. invasion of Iran
d)
when OPEC ended the oil embargo
11.
One similarity between the Vietnam War and Watergate was that both events...
a)
increased presidential power
b)
reduced people's trust in government
c)
stimulated the US economy
d)
led to the Arab oil embargo
12.
By allowing the Shah of Iran to seek medical refuge in the US, this led to what event?
a)
Disaster at Three Mile Island
b)
Creation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
c)
The Camp David Accords
d)
The Iran-Hostage Crisis
13.
Two high school students were suspended from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court ruled this violated their 1st Amendment right.
a)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
14.
Pres. Carter signed a deal returning control of the _____________ in the year 2000.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Suez Canal
15.
Face to face negotiations produced the ending 30 years of war between Israel and Egypt.
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Camp Fun Accords
c)
Detente
d)
Arms Race
16.
Former CIA agents were caught breaking in to the Democratic Party Headquarters in Washington, D.C. leading to the resignation of Pres. Nixon
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Star Wars
d)
Camp David Accords
17.
What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?
a)
Ruling issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of US combat forces without a declaration of war
b)
Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the United States to defend Israel
c)
Decisions made by the executive branch during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
d)
Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal
18.
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
a)
to develop America's natural resources
b)
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
c)
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
d)
to manage the nation's parks and forests
19.
Which political organization did Cesar Chavez help found?
a)
LULAC
b)
United Farm Workers
c)
SNCC
d)
NOW
20.
What nation did Jimmy Carter support despite human rights abuses existed under the Shah?
a)
Japan
b)
Norway
c)
China
d)
Iran
21.
Signed into law by Pres. Nixon to protect the environment.It sets air and water pollution standards.
a)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b)
Endangered Species Act
c)
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
d)
New Deal
22.
Opposed the ERA, thinking it would reduce the rights of wives and harm family life.Claimed it would deprive women of the ‘right’ to be ‘supported and protected’ by men.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Phyllis Schlafly
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Sonia Sotomayor
23.
Relaxing of tensions with the USSR.Nixon and Soviet leaders signed an agreement (SALT) limiting development of defensive missile systems.
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Detente
24.
Pres. Nixon attempted to cover up the investigation on the grounds that it involved national security.
a)
Watergate Scandal
b)
Iran-Contra Affair
c)
Teapot Dome Scandal
d)
The Petticoat Affair
25.
Two high school students were suspended from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court ruled this violated their 1st Amendment right.
a)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
26.
Pres. Carter signed a deal returning control of the _____________ in the year 2000.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Suez Canal
27.
Mainstream society which rejected counterculture movement in the 1960's?
a)
silent majority
b)
hippies
c)
new left
d)
baby boom
28.
Court case which guaranteed reading of your rights when arrested
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Bakke vs. California
c)
Engel vs. Vitale
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
29.
What was the purpose of SALT 1?
a)
To increase the production of nuclear weapons
b)
To decrease production of nuclear weapons
c)
To limit peace talks between the United States and China
d)
To end the Vietnam War
30.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation
31.
Salt stands for
a)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
b)
Secondary Army Life Treaty
c)
Selective Army Limitation Treaty
d)
Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty
32.
Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Detente
c)
Containment
d)
the Domino Theory
33.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
34.
Pres. Carter signed a deal returning control of the _____________ in the year 2000.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Suez Canal
35.
The Helsinki Accords were important in that
a)
The Soviet Union was told not to expand in Europe and to stop human rights abuses- a win for detente
b)
They were held in Finland not Sweden
c)
China was told not to expand in Asia
d)
They allowed Ford win re-election
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