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1970's

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1970, what popular band disbanded?
a)
The Eagles
b)
Kansas
c)
The Beatles
d)
Jefferson Starship
2.
In 1971, what famous event took place?
a)
Disney World opened in Orlando, Fl.
b)
The first jumbo-jet, the Boeing 747, makes its debut commercial flight from New York to London.
c)
The movie "Jaws" opens in theaters and is considered to be one of the first block-buster films.
d)
The computer video game Space Invaders is released.
3.
In 1976, ___________ and  _________ create the Apple Computer Company.
a)
Steve Jobs + Bill Gates
b)
Steve Jobs + Steve Wosniak
c)
Bill Gates + Steve Wosniak
d)
Bill Gates + Paul Allen
4.
In what year did the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, to win the U.S. Presidential race?
a)
1970
b)
1972
c)
1976
d)
1974
5.

Who was the vice president who took Nixon's place as president

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Robert F Kennedy

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Ronald Reagan

6.

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 ________.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Watergate Scandal

c)

Realpolitik

d)

OPEC

7.

What law banned discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs that received federal funds?

a)

Affirmative Action

b)

Title IX

c)

Realpolitik

d)

New Federalism

8.

Nixon's role in the Watergate conspiracy was made known by __________.

a)

Audio tapes that Nixon kept in his office.

b)

An FBI informant.

c)

Video footage

d)

Nixon's fingerprints at the scene of the crime

9.

What was a popular style of jean to wear in the 1970's?

a)

Boyfriend Jeans

b)

Skinny Jeans

c)

Bell Bottoms

d)

Track Pants

10.

Richard Nixon helped to build better relations between the US and the two largest communist countries

a)

Syria and Africa

b)

Soviet Union and Japan

c)

Soviet Union and China

d)

Soviet Union and France

11.

On April 8, 1974 this man broke Babe Ruth's career homerun record with his 715th homerun.

a)

Ken Griffey Jr.

b)

Willie Mays

c)

Hank Aaron

d)

Sammy Sosa

12.

It was a policy aimed at easing tensions during the Cold War?

a)

detente

b)

realpolitik

c)

stagflation

d)

imperialism

13.

The average yearly salary in the 1970's was...........?

a)

$9,500

b)

$8,500

c)

$6,500

d)

$7,500

14.

When the US gave shelter to the Shah, what happened?

a)

Iranians went to look for Shah

b)

Iranians killed 5 Americans

c)

Protesters attacked the US Embassy in Tehran and took Americans hostage

d)

Beginning of the Gulf War

15.

SALT stands for

a)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

b)

Secondary Army Life Treaty

c)

Selective Army Limitation Treaty

d)

Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty

16.

What was the name given to the peace talks between Egypt and Israel?

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

OPEC

c)

Iranian Hostage Crisis

d)

Treaty of Versailles

17.

What was the name of the first computer bug?

a)

the worm

b)

the snail

c)

the moth

d)

the mole

18.

Which one of these bands made a name for themselves in the 70's?

a)

Poison

b)

Backstreet Boys

c)

The Jonas Brothers

d)

Led Zeppelin

19.

It is one of the most popular TV shows of the 1970's?

a)

Seinfeld

b)

Happy Days

c)

Cheers

d)

The X Files

20.

What late night comedy sketch show first aired in 1975?

a)

Saturday Night Live

b)

The Tonight Show

c)

The Late Show

d)

The Daily Show

21.

The Equal Pay Act, the Title IX education amendment, and the proposed Equal Rights amendment (ERA) were primarily efforts to improve the status of..........

a)

women

b)

Native American Indians

c)

African Americans

d)

Hispanic migrant workers

22.

The Watergate Scandal was responsible for-

a)

decrease in confidence in the U.S government

b)

the impeachment of President Nixon

c)

major tax cuts under President Reagan

d)

keeping the peace in the middle-east

23.

Migration patterns in the U.S in the 20th century shifted from-

a)

Midwest to Northeast

b)

West to North

c)

Northeast to West

d)

Midwest to the South

24.

Which President Was responsible for ending the Vietnam War?

a)

Johnson

b)

Nixon

c)

Carter

d)

Reagan

25.
What is considered President Carter's greatest accomplishment?
a)
ending American involvement in the Vietnam War
b)
the Iranian hostage crisis
c)
Camp David Peace Accords
d)
solving the nation's energy crisis
26.

True or False?

During stagflation, the US had low inflation and low unemployment

a)

True

b)

False

27.
When did Jimmy Carter serve his one term as president?
a)
1933-1937
b)
1957-1961
c)
1977-1981
d)
1989-1993
28.

What was the purpose of Title IX?

a)

Provide equal opportunities to all minorities

b)

Provide equal opportunities to women in education

c)

Ensure the desegregation of the school system by busing

d)

Support the Chicano Movement by limiting laws that segregated schools

29.

Which action did Pres. Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

a)

He declined to run for re-election

b)

He declared the new war on urban poverty

c)

he pardoned Richard Nixon

d)

He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon

30.

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

a)

China

b)

North Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

Cambodia

31.

Nixon's plan to distribute some of the federal power to the state and local governments was called.........?

a)

New Federalism

b)

New Freedom

c)

New Deal

d)

New Order

32.

Which of the following represents the 70's?

a)

parachute pants

b)

post war boom

c)

disco

d)

rap

33.

Which of the following was a 1970's fad?

a)

pet rock

b)

chia pet

c)

hula hoops

d)

cabbage patch dolls