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1970s/1980s

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the economic term that refers to the double problems of rising inflation and unemployment?
a)
depression
b)
recession
c)
stagflation
d)
capitalism
2.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
3.
EPA stands for ____ Protection Agency.
a)
Ethical 
b)
Education
c)
Environmental 
d)
Entertainment
4.

S.A.L.T stands for

a)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

b)

Secondary Army Life Treaty

c)

Selective Army Limitation Treaty

d)

Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty

5.
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
6.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
7.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
8.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
9.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
10.
What was one of the Acts Congress passed after Nixon's presidency as a result of the Vietnam War?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Prohibition
c)
Operation Rolling Thunder
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
11.
While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the
a)
Middle Class
b)
Loud Crowd
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Factory Workers
12.
Affirmative action is a policy that
a)
provides additional opportunities for minority groups
b)
allows majority groups to maintain control of government operations
c)
removes tax penalties for those that cannot afford to pay it
d)
prevents prisons from becoming overcrowded
13.
Which war did Nixon's foreign policies help to end?
a)
Korean War
b)
Gulf War
c)
Chinese Revolution
d)
Vietnam War
14.

WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHO BASE MUCH OF HIS FOREIGN POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS?

a)

NIXON

b)

FORD

c)

CARTER

d)

REAGAN

15.
What was the secret organization behind the Watergate scandal?
a)
The mechanics
b)
The plumbers
c)
The confederates
d)
The Doors
16.
President Carter's first major foreign policy success was helping to negotiate peace between which two countries?
a)
Egypt and Iran
b)
Israel and Turkey
c)
Israel and Egypt
d)
Turkey and Ham
17.
President Carter helped negotiate peace in the Middle East by holding the ______ _______ Accords.
a)
Camp Miguel
b)
Camp David
c)
Camp Shah
d)
Camp Peace
18.
What Major accident occurred during the Carter Presidency?
a)
Chernyobl Nuclear accident
b)
3 Mile Island accident
c)
Hurricane Christine
d)
Peanut drought
19.

The pre-planning of the China trip is known as:

a)

"Volleyball Diplomacy"

b)

"Majong Dipolmacy"

c)

"Soccer Diplomacy"

d)

"Ping Pong Diplomacy"

20.

Which of the following rivers caught on fire?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Cuyahoga

c)

Ohio

d)

Potomac

21.

Nixon started the "Southern Strategy" in order to get which of the following groups to start voting for him from1969 on

a)

Northern Republicans

b)

Southern Republicans

c)

Silent Majority

d)

Dixiecrats

22.

Name for Nixon's domestic policy

a)

New Federalism

b)

New Deal

c)

Philadelphia Plan

d)

Fair Deal

23.

Which of the following is a cartel that controls most of the world's oil supply?

a)

NAFTA

b)

OPEC

c)

NAACP

d)

HCOA

24.

Which of the following indirectly lead to affirmative action?

a)

Detente

b)

Southern Strategy

c)

Silent Majority

d)

Philadelphia Plan

25.

Who is the only person to be vice-president and president of the United States without ever being elected to either?

a)

Ford

b)

Carter

c)

Nixon

d)

Eisenhower

26.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
27.

How was the Iranian Hostage Crisis resolved?

a)

the hostages were all killed

b)

the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War

c)

the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration

d)

the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

28.

What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians? and helped Reagan get elected

a)

Great Society

b)

New Right

c)

Moral Majority

d)

Social Gospel

29.

What disease saw its first cases during Reagan's presidency?

a)

AIDS

b)

Hepatitis

c)

Cancer

d)

Herpes

30.

Ronald Reagan along with his wife, declared war on what?

a)

Terror

b)

Poverty

c)

Drugs

d)

AIDS

31.

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America and the low point of Reagan's administration

a)

Iran-Contra Affair

b)

Watergate Affair

c)

Reagonomics

d)

Camp David Accords

32.
Controls supply and price of oil  
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
Iran
33.

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 in space to defend America against missiles

34.

What was Reagan's strategy to prevent aggression from other countries?

a)

Reduce military spending

b)

Increase military defense spending

c)

Invade before invaded

d)

Drone strikes

35.

First woman named to supreme court?

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

Natalie Gonzalez

36.

Which of the following almost died from an assassination attempt?

a)

Reagan

b)

Clinton

c)

H.W. Bush

d)

W. Bush

37.

Which Soviet leader was crucial in the End of the Cold War happening when it did?

a)

Khruschev

b)

Lenin

c)

Gorbachev

d)

Stalin

38.

This organization mandated workplace safety regulations

a)

OHSA

b)

EPA

c)

ADA

d)

FAP

39.

This law during George H.W. Bush's administration assists handicapped Americans

a)

OHSA

b)

ADA

c)

DEA

d)

SALT

40.

Amendment that clarified the line of Presidential succession

a)

19th

b)

21st

c)

25th

d)

26th

41.

Soviet leader who agreed to baskic human rights with President Ford

a)

Stalin

b)

Krushchev

c)

Brezhnev

d)

Gorbachev

42.

Last leader of the Soviet Union, came to power during Reagan's administration

a)

Lenin

b)

Stalin

c)

Kruschev

d)

Gorbachev

43.

In 1970s, Period where people were more concerned with individual happiness then others

a)

Silent Generation

b)

Baby Boomers

c)

Generation X

d)

Me Generation

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