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WorksheetsThe Century 69-74 final
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
One small step for man one giant leap for mankind was spoken by whom?
Buzz Aldren
Buzz Lightyear
Neil Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
What statement indicated that man had reach the moon?
Ah yea, we landed, woohoo!
Tranquility base hear, the Eagle has landed
Moon to earth moon to earth, do you copy?
Buzz and Neil here. We just landed on the moon!
On January 20, 1969, who was officially sworn in as president of the United States?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
On January 20, 1969, who was officially sworn in as president of the United States?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Who was vice president in 1970?
Spiro Agnew
Gerald Ford
George Bush
Jimmy Carter
What movie revealed a growing clash between young and old America?
On the Road
Easy Rider
Grease
The Outsiders
Protest increased all over college campuses when Nixon expanded the Vietnam war by moving US forces into what nation
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
Burma
Where were four college students gunned noon by National Guards men while protesting the Vietnam war?
Berkeley
University of Wisconsin
Kent State
Harvard
What prison riot displayed the racial, social and political divide in America as it was crushed by enforcement ?
Attica
Folsom
San Quinten
Riders Island
How did many American soldier feel about the war
Supported and feeling that can win
Abandoned by their country and losing the war
They had no opinion they were just there to win the war
What was the difference American the Vietcong and NVA soldiers in Vietnam?
Americans were drafted and gave little concern for the war, and the Vietcong were fighting for their home country
American forces were motivated to protect America on like Vietnam trips fourth to fight for communism
They both have the same attitude towards the war
Who seem to turn on the war by 1970?
The middle class
The government
Veterans that fight in the war
None of these
Where did Nixon go for months after he visited China to reduce the nuclear arms race and divide the allies of Vietnam?
China
The Soviet union
North Korea
France
True or faults, Americans welcome and respected the veterans of the Vietnam war when they return to the United States.
True
False
What scandal caused calls for President Nixon to resign or be impeached ?
Watergate
Iran Contra
Teapot Dome
Bengazi
What nation fell in 1975 to communist forces?
Cambodia
Vietnam
Laos
North Korea
Who’s death was still haunting many Americans in the early 1970s?
Nixon
JFK
Reagan
Ford
What disrupted the inauguration of President Nixon?
Civil rights protesters
Antiwar protesters
People protesting Americans living below the poverty level
Up with people
Which of the following is true about the silent majority?
They saw themselves as the hard-working middle class
They saw protesting kids as overprivileged, and
They were disgusted with the protesters and their actions
All of these
What did President Nixon do for the returning POWs from Vietnam?
Nothing
Pay them a one time cash bonus
Threw a party for them at the White House with John Wayne and Bob. Hope in attendance.
Encourage them to get on with their lives
