WorksheetsThe Seventies
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which communist country did Richard Nixon open relations with in the early 70s?
Cuba
China
Soviet Union
North Korea
What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?
It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam
The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had
The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty
Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.
Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-
Cooling the Cold War
Detente
Strategic Negotiation
Ceasefire
Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?
The President was having an affair with a White House intern
The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras
Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up
The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed
When the President hides information for national security reasons- used by Nixon in Watergate
Executive Order
Executive Action
Veto Power
Executive Privilege
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon about Executive Privilege?
Nixon could not use it to hide the Watergate Tapes
Nixon was able to keep the Watergate tapes classified
Nixon, as President, was above the law while in office
Nixon could use it to classify the Pentagon Papers
What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?
Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974
Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court
Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate
Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached
Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened
Great Recession
Great Inflation
Staglfation
Hyper Inflation
Why was the nation of Israel founded in 1948?
It was created for the Jews after the Holocaust
It was open land that no one else lived in
It was created a refugee sanctuary nation
It was the capital headquarters for the United Nations
This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
International Petroleum Confederation
What was OPEC's response to the U.S. assisting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
It's member nations declared war on the United States
It imposed economic sanction on the US through the UN
It enacted an oil embargo, cutting off trade to the U.S.
It increased the sales of oil to enemies of the US like Iran
How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?
The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo
Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened
The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down
It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.
What was the impact of Jimmy Carter's work at the Camp David Accords?
It established Israel as the leader of Middle East Nations
It ended of OPEC oil embargo and stopped stagflation
It established the U.S. as a leader of the free world
Egypt recognized Israel and Israel made peace with Egypt
What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
It creates and enforces regulations for pollution in the US
It researches diseases and health in the US
It manages an emergency oil supply in the United States
It oversees the National Parks Service
What did the Community Reinvestment Act do?
It made banks give credit to low income communities
It created low income housing for needy families
It expanded Medicare and Medicaid
It provided job training for at-risk teenagers
What was the response in Tehran to the US helping the former Shah of Iran in 1979?
The new government of Iran declared war on the U.S.
The embassy was attacked and 52 people were taken hostage
The Shah of Iran was put back in power
Iran invaded Israel and Iraq who were US allies
What happened to the 52 captives of the Iran Hostage Crisis?
They were given to the Soviet Union and returned in 1987
They disappeared and were never seen from again
They were publicly executed in 1981 in Tehran
They were returned to the US 444 days
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 did Congress do to prevent extinction of native plants and animals?
Wrote the Endangered Species Act
Finished the Hoover Dam
Wrote the Community Reinvestment Act
Created the Department of Energy
Why did Nixon introduce "Project Independence?"
The Fall of South Vietnam
The OPEC oil embargo
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
the sale of weapons to Iran
What should go in the middle box?
Nixon's Watergate Scandal
The Equal Rights Amendment
Carter negotiating the Camp David Accords
The Marshall Plan as foreign policy
How did many Americans react to the Nixon Watergate Scandal?
They supported containment of communism
They were confident in the Presidential election
They were upset about the antiwar and civil rights protests
They became more cynical about our government and politicians
Why is this 1978 mural important?
It represents the Beat Generation
It was commissioned by the NEA
It's an example of Mexican-American Cultural Pride
It was created by the WPA
The purpose of Earth Day is to -
celebrate mankind's diversity
raise awareness of migrant workers' struggles
promote awareness of environmental issues
fight for world peace
What did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation?
Work with other nations to build wind turbines
Cut federal spending on solar cell energy research
Drill fewer offshore wells to conserve ocean life
Invest in alternative energy sources
What is prohibited under Title IX of the Educations Amendments of 1972?
A principal refuses to organize a female athletic team
Cutting funding for a music program because of declining tax revenue
A teacher organizes a charity basketball game
The staffing for a foreign language class is reduced because of too few students
What is an example of a civic responsibility?
Voting in an election
Starting your own business
Selling raffle tickets for a charity
Writing an editorial column for a blog
What was one of President Nixon's goals for this meeting with Mao Zedong?
To finally withdraw troops from Korea
To create an alliance against the Soviet Union
To limit the development of Chinese and Soviet nuclear weapons
To open diplomatic relations between the US and Communist China
How has population growth affected the environment?
More available undergrounds water
Greater damage to coastal fish and wildlife
Decreased amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere
Lower pollution levels
Why did Congress override the veto described in the excerpt?
Congress wanted to expand its power over the military
Congress wanted to limit the power of the president to get involved in international conflicts
Congress wanted to get back its power to write treaties
Congress wanted to give the president more power to go to war
What did the U.S. government do to try to fix this problem?
By encouraging the development of alternative fuels
By increasing the speed limit on the highway
By cutting funding to the power grid
By stopping companies for looking for additional fossil fuels
What do many find Nixon's greatest accomplishment to be?
opening of relations with Cuba
opening of relations with Communist China
Watergate
ending the Vietnam War
Nixon and the Soviet Union singed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to
make the United States military stronger
establish diplomatic relations
limit the race for oil production
limit the arms race
Former CIA agents broke into Democratic headquarters. Nixon tried to cover up the burglary. He was forced by the Supreme Court to hand over his tapes of White House conversations. These showed that Nixon had lied about the cover-up. This was known as?
Lewinsky scandal
Watergate scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
Teapot Dome
Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Why did the Arab members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) raise their oil prices leading to a gas shortage?
the United States and other countries were trading with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973
the United States and other countries were trading with Palestine during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
the United States was facing high unemployment rates
the United States planned on boycotting the purchasing of oil from the Middle East
What was one effect of the fuel shortages during Ford's administration?
unemployment went down
gas lines become a problem
more Americans bought smaller Japanese and European cars
more Americans bought American cars
Under Ford's Presidency in 1975, South Vietnam fell to what country
China
North Vietnam
Korea
Cambodia
This US President who pledged honest and moral policies was
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter signed the _________________ promising to return the canal to Panama
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Panama Canal Treaty
Panama Canal
Torrijos-Carter Treaty
A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.
Iranian Revolution
Iran Hostage Crisis
Camp David Accords
Iraq Hostage Crisis
President Nixon’s policy of reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam allowing South Vietnam to assume more the fighting was known as…
Vietnamization
Detente
Watergate
Brinkmanship
The War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the President and Congress by
allowing troops to be sent overseas without the president’s consent
requiring the president to remove all United States troops from Southeast Asia
permitting the president to enter treaties without Senate approval
placing limitations on the president’s ability to keep troops in hostile situations
“We must go forward now together. . . .I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”
—Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974
Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency?
Nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government.
Ford faced criticism for pardoning Nixon.
Newspaper were not covering economic issues.
Ford needed to successfully fight inflation.
Which statement is true about Jimmy Carter?
His foreign policy focused on anti communism.
He served in Congress for 25 years.
He had a reputation for hard work and integrity.
He helped end inflation with the “Whip Inflation Now” plan.
What critical event affected both the Ford and Carter presidencies?
Watergate
the energy crisis
Iran hostage crisis
rise of Sandinistas in Nicaragua
According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?
November 1972
May 1973
November 1973
May 1974
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
Nixon memoranda
Pentagon Papers
Warren Report
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
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
All of the following played a role in the rise of the women’s movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s EXCEPT
The invention of the birth control pill.
The release of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.
The passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
The creation of organizations like NOW.
The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as
stagflation
demand-side economics
a depression
Keynesianism
Why was the U.S. embassy in Iran attacked and hostages taken?
The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.
The new ruler of Iran distrusted the United States because of its support of the shah.
Egypt and Israel began a new war after the Camp David Accords.
President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.
Nixon’s southern strategy involved
establishing the Environmental Protection Agency.
placing a 90-day freeze on all wages and prices.
criticizing court-ordered busing of school children.
abolishing the Office of Economic Opportunity.
What was an important consequence of the Iran hostage crisis?
The Shah of Iran gained control of the nation’s government.
President Carter successfully rescued all of the hostages’ release.
Many Americans became convinced of the nation’s strength in foreign policy.
Threats posed by Middle East conflicts became a major foreign policy challenge.
