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Worksheets1970's
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who was the vice president who took Nixon's place as president
John F Kennedy
Robert F Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
The incident in which five men broke into the Democratic National Committee's office at a hotel in order to obtain election information is known as ________.
Vietnam
Watergate Scandal
Realpolitik
OPEC
What law banned discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs that received federal funds?
Affirmative Action
Title IX
Realpolitik
New Federalism
Nixon's role in the Watergate conspiracy was made known by __________.
Audio tapes that Nixon kept in his office.
An FBI informant.
Video footage
Nixon's fingerprints at the scene of the crime
What was a popular style of jean to wear in the 1970's?
Boyfriend Jeans
Skinny Jeans
Bell Bottoms
Track Pants
Richard Nixon helped to build better relations between the US and the two largest communist countries
Syria and Africa
Soviet Union and Japan
Soviet Union and China
Soviet Union and France
On April 8, 1974 this man broke Babe Ruth's career homerun record with his 715th homerun.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Sammy Sosa
It was a policy aimed at easing tensions during the Cold War?
detente
realpolitik
stagflation
imperialism
The average yearly salary in the 1970's was...........?
$9,500
$8,500
$6,500
$7,500
When the US gave shelter to the Shah, what happened?
Iranians went to look for Shah
Iranians killed 5 Americans
Protesters attacked the US Embassy in Tehran and took Americans hostage
Beginning of the Gulf War
SALT stands for
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Secondary Army Life Treaty
Selective Army Limitation Treaty
Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty
What was the name given to the peace talks between Egypt and Israel?
Camp David Accords
OPEC
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Treaty of Versailles
What was the name of the first computer bug?
the worm
the snail
the moth
the mole
Which one of these bands made a name for themselves in the 70's?
Poison
Backstreet Boys
The Jonas Brothers
Led Zeppelin
It is one of the most popular TV shows of the 1970's?
Seinfeld
Happy Days
Cheers
The X Files
What late night comedy sketch show first aired in 1975?
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show
The Late Show
The Daily Show
The Equal Pay Act, the Title IX education amendment, and the proposed Equal Rights amendment (ERA) were primarily efforts to improve the status of..........
women
Native American Indians
African Americans
Hispanic migrant workers
The Watergate Scandal was responsible for-
decrease in confidence in the U.S government
the impeachment of President Nixon
major tax cuts under President Reagan
keeping the peace in the middle-east
Migration patterns in the U.S in the 20th century shifted from-
Midwest to Northeast
West to North
Northeast to West
Midwest to the South
Which President Was responsible for ending the Vietnam War?
Johnson
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
True or False?
During stagflation, the US had low inflation and low unemployment
True
False
What was the purpose of Title IX?
Provide equal opportunities to all minorities
Provide equal opportunities to women in education
Ensure the desegregation of the school system by busing
Support the Chicano Movement by limiting laws that segregated schools
Which action did Pres. Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?
He declined to run for re-election
He declared the new war on urban poverty
he pardoned Richard Nixon
He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon
Under Ford's Presidency in 1975, South Vietnam fell to what country
China
North Vietnam
Korea
Cambodia
Nixon's plan to distribute some of the federal power to the state and local governments was called.........?
New Federalism
New Freedom
New Deal
New Order
Which of the following represents the 70's?
parachute pants
post war boom
disco
rap
Which of the following was a 1970's fad?
pet rock
chia pet
hula hoops
cabbage patch dolls
