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1970s Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

Nixon was impeached from presedency.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

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

a)

China and North Korea

b)

Vietnam and Cuba

c)

North Korea and Vietnam

d)

China and Soviet Union

3.

Which word means "easing/lessening of tension?"

a)

Neutrality

b)

Detente

c)

Imperialism

d)

Containment

4.

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

a)

He was accused of inciting a rebellion

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

5.

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of evidence?

a)

Tape recordings

b)

Transcripts of his conversations

c)

Names of Republican officials

d)

Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

6.

Pick two: Richard Nixon was the first president to

a)

resign

b)

die while in office

c)

visit Eastern Europe during the Cold War

d)

run for reelection

7.

How did the oil embargo affect the U.S. during the 1970s?

a)

The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo

b)

Americans had to ration gasoline and wait on gas lines

c)

The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down

d)

It improved the American economy

8.

What does detente mean?

a)

Easing of tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

b)

Keeping Communism in the Soviet Union

c)

Period of conflict between the superpowers

d)

Deploying troops to Vietnam

9.

which of these are examples of successes of detente?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Camp David Accords

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

SALT Treaty

10.

In respect to the Cold War, SALT stands for

a)

Soviet American Limitation Treaty

b)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

c)

Soviet American Laser Tag

d)

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