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WorksheetsChallenges of the 1970's
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
Who won the Presidential election in 1976?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Nixon
What country were the militants who took Americans hostage in 1979 from?
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970's and early 1980's?
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies
Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency on vehicles
Which factor contributed most to inflation in the United States?
Tax increases
Oil embargoes
High unemployment
High tariffs
Lines for gas such as the one in this photographs resulted in -
The dissolution of Standard Oil Company
An oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
The construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
An embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities between the groups that fought in these wars?
He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords
He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization
He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow
He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria
The Camp David Accords negotiated during the Carter Administration were an attempt to -
End rapidly inflating oil prices
Establish peace in the Middle East
Decrease U.S. control of Panama Canal
Encourage the use of solar and otherclean energy sources
In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the U.S. for medical treatment. The perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following?
Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Asia
Soviet forces began an occupation of Iran
Israel demanded U.S. support for the strategic bombing of cities in Iran
Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran
Carter signed the _________________ promising to return the canal to Panama
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Panama Canal Treaty
Panama Canal
Torrijos-Carter Treaty
How many hostages were taken at the American Embassy in Iran during the crisis?
44
53
60
80
Which president ultimately was able to secure the release of the hostages?
Carter
Reagan
Clinton
Bush
Why was there an oil embargo on the U.S by OPEC?
U.S sided with Egypt & OPEC sided with Israel in the Yom Kippur War
OPEC sided with Egypt & U.S sided with Syria in the Yom Kippur War
OPEC sided with Israel & U.S sided with Syria in the Yom Kippur War
U. S sided with Israel & OPEC sided with Egypt & Syria in the Yom Kippur War
