WorksheetsThe 1970s: Scandal and Stagnation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who is considered to be the person who introduced modern conservatism?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
The cartoon above was published in May 1973.
With which event was this cartoon associated?
Pentagon Papers
Iran Hostage Crisis
Watergate Scandal
Busing Controversy
Nixon’s "southern strategy" to gain the votes of Southern whites involved
establishing the Environmental Protection Agency.
refusing to support the Equal Rights Amendment.
claiming to be "tough on crime".
removing American soldiers from the conflict in Vietnam.
What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?
Vietnamization
"Arms for Bases"
Flexible Response
Operation Rolling Thunder
What did the case of U.S. v. Nixon bring to light?
Tape recordings of Nixon's conversations about the Watergate break-in
Transcripts of Nixon's conversations about the Southern Strategy
Contracts of different CREEP members
Federal prosecution of Nixon for the invasion of Cambodia
The secret documents detailing the history of American involvement in Vietnam, which were obtained by Daniel Ellsberg and later printed by the New York Times, were known as the
Watergate tapes
Project Venona
Pentagon Papers
Warren Report
Who were the "plumbers" in the Watergate scandal?
special investigation team created to stop news leaks about Vietnam War
people that were investigating Nixon's recordings
committee assigned to work on getting Nixon re-elected
people that were fired for investigating the Watergate scandal
Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:
The New York Times' office building
Democratic National Committee headquarters
Republican Committee headquarters
The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex
What happened to Nixon following the Watergate Scandal?
Nixon was impeached by Congress
Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court
Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate
Nixon resigned to avoid being impeached
What was a lasting effect of the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal under President Richard Nixon?
The system of checks and balances was weakened.
Trust in elected officials was undermined.
Presidential responsiveness to public opinion was lessened.
The scope of executive privilege was broadened.
Define Stagflation.
low inflation and high economic growth
a policy to control manufacturing
The combination of inflation and slow economic growth, including unemployment
a way to balance the national budget
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the stagflation that plagued the 1970s?
an abundant supply of cheap oil
declining investment in new machinery
new health and safety regulations
increasing foreign competition
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
Conflicts in Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.
President Gerald Ford lost the most support from the American public for
allowing the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists
his ineffective WIN campaign against inflation
becoming the first unelected president of the United States
his pardon of Richard Nixon
What type of energy did Jimmy Carter want the US to use after suffering the oil embargo?
Coal-based energy
Renewable Energy
Nuclear energy
Domestic Oil Energy
What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?
to broker peace between Egypt and Israel
to end the Iranian hostage crisis
to maintain good relations with the Shah
to find a way to end the economic recession
The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by
the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment
Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis
American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya
American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini
What happened at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?
A rally to support amnesty for draft dodgers.
A partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor.
African Americans protested Carter's weak support of social programs.
Affirmative action policies were upheld by the Supreme Court.
How did the United States demonstrate their disapproval of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
Boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games
Nullified SALT agreements
Congress declared war on the Soviet Union
Sent large numbers of U.S. forces to assist Afghan rebels.
Which event had the greatest impact on Carter's failure to win reelection in 1980?
His pardon of Vietnam War draft dodgers
His failure to secure peace in the Middle East
His "Crisis of Confidence" speech that shamed American spending habits
His failure to protect Americans from nuclear fallout
