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1970s & Vietnam Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the 26th Amendment do?

a)

Voting age was lowered to 18

b)

Outlawed the draft

c)

Gave the president extra powers during wartime

d)

Outlawed voter literacy tests

2.

Nixon's foreign policy that refers to the relaxation of tension between the U.S. and USSR

(a)  

3.

Why did Nixon visit China?

a)

To convince them to abandon Communism.

b)

To discuss a peace treaty.

c)

To help normalize relations between the US and China.

d)

To create an alliance between China and the US.

4.

An agreement between the U.S. and the USSR to limit nuclear weapons.

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

SALT

c)

Paris Accords

d)

Treaty of Versailles

5.

Iranian revolutionaries raided the U.S. Embassy & took Americans hostage for over a year in the

a)

Iran-Hostage Crisis

b)

Six Days War

c)

American-Hostage Crisis

d)

Yom Kippur War

6.

Belief that if one nation fell to Communism, the surrounding countries would fall as well:

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Credibility Gap

c)

Guerilla Tactics

d)

Containment

7.

Difficulty some Americans had believing what the government said about the war:

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Credibility Gap

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Containment

8.

What was the result of the Camp David Accords?

a)

Syria made peace with Israel

b)

Carter formed an alliance with Egypt and Israel

c)

Egypt got the Suez Canal; Israel got the Gaza Strip

d)

Israel returned lands to Egypt; Egypt recognized Israel

9.

What political scandal is depicted by this political cartoon?

a)

Watergate

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Teapot Dome

d)

Camp David

10.

Supreme court case that ruled high school students' right to protest is protected by the first amendment.

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

University of California v. Bakke

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

11.

What was the result of Nixon's impeachment regarding the Watergate scandal?

a)

Nixon was found not guilty

b)

Nixon resigned

c)

No action was taken

d)

Nixon remained president

12.

The mass movement of people from the north to the south due to economic problems in the 1970's

a)

Great Migration

b)

Sun Belt Migration

c)

Rust Belt Migration

d)

Manifest Destiny

13.

The political demographics of an area can change due to mass population shift.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is OPEC?

a)

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

b)

Organization of Popular Elections Commission

c)

Oil Producing Eastern Countries

d)

None of the above

15.

Why did OPEC nations place an oil embargo on the US?

a)

Lowered oil prices

b)

U.S. & Israel were allies

c)

Getting involved in the war in Afghanistan

d)

The Iran Hostage Crisis

16.

What was the ruling of Wisconsin v. Yoder?

a)

Gerrymandering is illegal

b)

Racial quotas are unconstitutional

c)

Amish children are not required to complete high school

d)

All children are required to complete grades K-12

17.

The OPEC embargo lead to all of the following except -

a)

Price gouging

b)

Gas Shortages

c)

Reduced immigration

d)

Rationing

18.

Why was the Endangered Species Act created?

a)

To protect species that are threatened with extinction

b)

To eliminate species that are already endangered

c)

To stop the spread of endangered plants and animals

d)

All of the above

19.

What event started the Watergate scandal?

a)

The discovery of tape recordings in Nixon's office

b)

The creation of Nixon's campaign committee (C.R.E.E.P.)

c)

The break-in and wiretapping of Democratic Committee HQ

d)

The creation of a new form of diplomacy called detente

20.

How do scandals affect public opinion of the government?

a)

People become cynical and distrusting of the government

b)

People trust the government more

c)

It increases support of the president

d)

Scandals do not affect public opinion of the government

21.

The gas shortages caused by the OPEC oil embargo led the U.S. to -

a)

look for alternative energy sources

b)

Start a war in the middle east

c)

stop their support of Israel

d)

get oil from another country

22.

What controversial action did Ford take following Nixon's resignation?

a)

Issues a full pardon of Nixon

b)

Began court proceedings against Nixon

c)

Admitted his involvement in Watergate

d)

Declared Nixon an American hero

23.

What is stagflation?

a)

Low inflation - high unemployment - poor economy

b)

High inflation - low unemployment - stagnant economy

c)

Low inflation - low unemployment - stagnant economy

d)

High inflation - high unemployment - stagnant economy

24.

Community Reinvestment Act of 1977:

a)

Encouraged public investment in the government

b)

Banks had help to low-income ppl access loans & credit

c)

To end bank investment in low-income areas

d)

Encouraged people to invest in their own communities

25.

Which of these does NOT describe the 1970's?

a)

Inflation

b)

Economic Boom

c)

Environmentalism

d)

Energy Crisis

26.

Why did the Iran Hostage Crisis occur?

a)

Iran was upset by America supporting the Shah

b)

Iran wanted to start a war with the US

c)

The Shah was kicked out of Iran

d)

The US did not support Ayatollah Khomeini

27.

Why was the Environmental Protection Agency created?

a)

To protect the environment and reduce pollution

b)

To protect endangered species

c)

To encourage recycling

d)

To limit the use of fossil fuels

28.

Congress authorized the president to take all necessary measures against any communist attack on the US:

a)

War Powers Act

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

26th Amendment

d)

Tet Offensive

29.

The group of Americans who supported Nixon and his “Law & Order” Mission

a)

Silent Majority

b)

Counterculture

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Credibility Gap

30.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the credibility gap?

a)

Media Coverage

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Domino Theory

31.

The Pentagon Papers and ________ were both covered up by the American government

a)

Gulf of Tonkin

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

My Lai Massacre

d)

Kent State shooting

32.

Refers to the easing of Cold War tensions

a)

Realpolitik

b)

SALT

c)

Detente

d)

Normalization

33.

Nixon aimed at improving the United States relationship with China

a)

Normalization

b)

Detente

c)

Realpolitik

d)

Federalism