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1970's-1980's

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Nancy Reagan's White House legacy during the 8 years President Reagan was in office?

a)

promoting literacy

b)

drug prevention

c)

fighting homelessness

d)

attempting to end childhood obesity

2.

Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?

a)

George H. W. Bush

b)

George W Bush

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Bob Dole

3.

What Party Was Ronald Reagan?

a)

Independent

b)

Republican

c)

Democratic

d)

Whig

4.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

a)

borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion and stimulation

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

5.

How was the Iran 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

6.

Islamic fighters in which country were supported with US weapons in the 1980s?

a)

Syria

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Afghanistan

7.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space using satellites?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

8.

What was Nancy Reagan's anti-Drugs Campaign called?

a)

Hugs not Drugs

b)

Just Say No

c)

Just Say Maybe

d)

Your Brain on Drugs

9.

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart due to bankruptcy?

a)

China

b)

Kuwait

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Cuba

10.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
11.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
12.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi 
13.
Who ran as the Republican candidate in the election of 1980?
a)
Reagan
b)
Carter
c)
Ford
d)
Kennedy
14.
What disease saw its first cases during Reagan's presidency?
a)
AIDS
b)
Hepatitis
c)
Cancer
d)
Herpes
15.
Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Watergate Affair
c)
Reagonomics
d)
Camp David Accords
16.

Middle Eastern countries that controls supply and price of oil

a)

OPEC

b)

NATO

c)

UNITED NATIONS

d)

Iran

17.
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.
18.
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
19.
When was Nixon first elected President?
a)
1960
b)
1964
c)
1968
d)
1976
20.
Nixon was the first American President to visit
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
China
21.
The Watergate break-in was supposed to
a)
gather intelligence about the Cubans.
b)
find spies in the state department.
c)
reveal who was leaking state secrets to the New York Times.
d)
reveal campaign strategies of the Democratic party.
22.

On August 8th, 1974,Nixon became the first president to...

a)

Nixon was impeached and removed from office.

b)

Nixon died from a massive heart attack.

c)

resign

d)

Nixon was assassinated.

23.

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

a)

Cuba

b)

North Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China and Soviet Union

24.

What Agency was created via Executive Order in 1970 by Richard Nixon to help protect the environment?

a)

Endangered Species Act

b)

EPA

c)

RICO

d)

OPEC

25.

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?" between USA and communist countries

a)

Inflation

b)

Detente

c)

Stagflation

d)

Constipation

26.

1962 In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson warned the public of the consequences of widespread pesticide [DDT] use. Twenty million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.

1970 ? The Clean Air Act was passed, regulating air emissions from all sources.

1972 The Clean Water Act was passed, regulating the quality of surface waters. 1973 The Endangered Species Act was passed, protecting threatened wildlife.


Which statement correctly completes this time line?

a)

The Centers for Disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants

b)

The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.

c)

The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources

d)

The president ordered the Public Health Service to deal with environmental pollution

27.
The Oil Price Safeguard Act would help to moderate sharp spikes in oil and gas prices caused by price fixing and production quotas through the judicious use of our enormous petroleum reserves.
The global oil market is dominated by an international cartel with the ability to dramatically affect the price of oil. The eleven member countries . . . supply over 40 percent of the world’s oil and possess 78 percent of the world’s total proven crude oil reserves. Their control of the world’s oil supply allows these countries to collude to drive up the price of oil.
—Senator Susan Collins, speech on the Senate floor, November 17, 1999
In this excerpt, Senator Collins proposed legislation intended to address —
a)
Iraqi aggression against neighboring countries
b)
the refusal of the Israeli government to recognize Palestine
c)
the collective economic power of OPEC member nations
d)
the formation of a military coalition among Arab states
28.
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from 
a)
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company 
b)
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
c)
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
d)
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
29.
The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the
a)
The Paris Accord
b)
GSA-Government Services Agency
c)
Virginia
d)
EPA-Environmental Protection Agency 
30.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
a)
Is not enforceable
b)
Is a treaty between many countries
c)
Provides for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend
d)
Only helps species that are already extinct
31.
An endangered species is in danger of becoming...
a)
Extinct
b)
Threatened
c)
vulnerable
d)
none of the above
32.

What is NOW?

a)

It fights for the rights of African Americans

b)

It fights for the rights and equality of women

c)

It fights for the rights of children

d)

It fights for the rights of animals

33.
What amendment was never passed?
a)
NOW
b)
ERA
c)
CORE
d)
SOL
34.

What was the purpose of Title IX [title 9]

a)

equal job opportunities

b)

equal athletic opportunities for girls

c)

equal voting opportunities

d)

equal housing opportunities

35.

Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

36.

Under Ford's Presidency in 1975, South Vietnam fell to what country

a)

China

b)

North Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

Cambodia

37.
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
38.
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
39.
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.
40.
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
41.
Which president was successful in negotiating a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Ronald Reagan
42.
US EMBASSY ATTACKED. HOSTAGES TAKEN.
a)
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
b)
CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
c)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
d)
OPEC
43.
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
44.
One similarity between the 1930s and the 1970s was that both decades were characterized by..
a)
American troops sent to fight in an unpopular war
b)
the massive growth of American suburbs
c)
the acquisition of large overseas territories
d)
weak economies with high unemployment
45.
Besides economic sanctions, what action did President Carter take to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1980?
a)
Carpet bombed Afghani villages
b)
Sent U.S. Marines into Moscow
c)
boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow
d)
withdrew all U.S. troops from Vietnam
46.
Why did Jimmy Carter NOT serve a second term as president?
a)
He was impeached by Congress
b)
He resigned due to health problems
c)
He was defeated by Republican challenger Ronald Reagan
d)
He was elected governor of Georgia
47.

The worst Nuclear meltdown in USA history

a)

Chernoybl

b)

3 mile island

c)

Yokashima

d)

Allentown

48.

The act of collecting and storing information was made easier in the 1980's due to

a)

Desktop Computers

b)

Mobile telephone technology

c)

creation of trans atlantic cable

d)

formation of Gov't archives

49.

Which amendment provided a legal basis for the release of the Pentagon Papers

a)

12th Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964

c)

1st Amendment

d)

Brown vs Board of Education

50.

One action that Nixon did to influence the Soviet union into signing the SALT Treaty in 1972 was

a)

opening relations with China

b)

involvement in Watergate scandal

c)

Support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War

d)

Withdrawl of military forces from Vietnam

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