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WorksheetsSTAAR US History 1970s
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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 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 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 event was created for people to examine their impact on the environment on April 22?
Environmental Awareness Day
Earth Day
Protect the Globe Day
Reduce our Impact Day
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
