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Worksheets70s & 80s Part 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
One of president Nixon’s landmark domestic policies was establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which -
Establishes National Parks across the continent for citizens of America to enjoy
Partners with countries around the globe to ensure that endangered species of animals do not go extinct
Uses green houses to grow develop new species of plants that release large amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere
Works to limit and prevent air and water pollution
The Equal Rights Amendment dealt with the issue of equality for -
Women
Hispanic Americans
African Americans
Native Americans
When it came to the communist country of China, Nixon believed -
We should not have any communication with communist countries
We should have diplomatic communication with the Chinese
Secret agents should infiltrate their government and military in order for the U.S. to have necessary information
More nuclear weapons should be developed incase we went to war with the Chinese
One of Nixon’s must successful foreign policy actions was the signing of SALT I which -
Provided medical care to American citizens over the age of 65
Opened up trade between the United States and China
Allowed the Soviets to develop more nuclear weapons as long as they were not used against the U.S.
Limited the missile systems of the U.S. and the Soviet Union
While Nixon was president, domestic controversy sprang up as the result of -
Nixon negotiating with the North Vietnamese despite Congress forbidding him to do so
A group of people associated with Nixon broke into a hotel to get information from their political rivals
Nixon’s wife using her social connections to get dirt on members of the Democratic Party
A member of the Supreme Court participating in an anti-Vietnam war rally
The controversy got worse when Nixon -
Attempted to cover up information so that he would not be caught
Attempted bribing the U.S. Attorney General
Secretly asked the Speaker of the House to not make this a public issue
Fired his entire cabinet in order to make Nixon look like he was punishing those responsible
As the scandal grew and congress moved to impeach the president -
News ratings across the country rose to all-time highs
Nixon vowed to tell the truth to congress and the American people
Nixon resigned
Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court
As a result of the Watergate scandal -
The Republican Party was replaced by the Green Party as the primary rival of the Democrats
The U.S. stock market reached record levels
The country united together behind Gerald Ford and patriotism increased
The American people lost trust in the federal government
Once Richard Nixon resigned from the office of the presidency, the next president became -
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roy Benavidez
One of the greatest domestic problems faced by the new president was -
Preventing violent demonstrations against the government from springing up over the country
The lack of enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The getting American out of debt
Fixing an economy with high inflation and high unemployment
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established to -
Buy up all the oil reserves in the world in order to ration out oil to countries in a fair manner
Lift third world countries out of poverty by partnering with them in drilling for oil on their soil
Have oil producing countries cooperate to establish policies that are economically beneficial
Sell oil cheap to countries that support communism and socialism
OPEC placed an oil embargo on the United States resulting in -
The price of oil spiking in the United States
The United States declaring war on Iraq
The United States negotiating a political agreement with the King of Saudi Arabia
The United States withdrawing its backing of Israel
When Jimmy Carter became the 39th president, one of the most pressing issues was the -
Fall of democracy in Vietnam, which many feared would lead to the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
Declining transportation system in American, which needed billions of dollars’ worth of repair
Energy crisis as a result of the vast consumption of oil and gas in American and around the world
Iranian hostage crisis in which Americans were being held captive
President Carter created the Department of Energy to -
Place windmill energy farms in every state with a population over six million
Research and develop alternative sources of energy besides oil and gas
Prevent America from going to war with Saudi Arabia to get access to more oil and gas
Encourage Americans to exercise daily which would improve people’s health
While Carter was president the economy suffered from high unemployment and high inflation which is referred to as -
Stagflation
High Interest
Lazy Market
Marketeering
Carter also passed the Community Reinvestment Act which -
Tore down old buildings and constructed new ones in order to provide local jobs
Placed a higher tax rate on citizens earning over $100,000
Offered free business classes to members of low-income neighborhoods
Was intended to help the economy of low-income neighborhoods
