AP U.S. History Bowl Unit 15.2: The 1970s

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President Nixon Equality Issues Détente President Carter 70s Mishmash Supreme Court 70s Mishmash $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

$100 This scandal resulted in Nixon’s resignation as he had obstructed justice. Scoreboard Answer

$100 What is Watergate? Scoreboard

$200 This 1970 law signed by Nixon was a landmark for the environmental movement. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Clean Air Act? $200 What is the Clean Air Act? Scoreboard

$300 Nixon signed this agency into existence in 1970 to oversee environmental issues. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? $300 What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? Scoreboard

$400 In the wake of Vietnam, Congress passed this 1973 law that limited the president’s power to send troops overseas. Scoreboard Answer

What is the War Powers Act? $400 What is the War Powers Act? Scoreboard

$500 In 1971, Congress created this agency to prevent worker-related injuries and promote worker safety and health. Scoreboard Answer

What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)? $500 What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)? Scoreboard

$100 This Chicano led the United Farm Workers (UFW) in order to improve working conditions for migrant farmers. Scoreboard Answer

$100 Who is Cesar Chavez? Scoreboard

$200 This gov’t policy sought to make up for past discrimination by establishing preferences for minorities in the workplace and college admissions. Scoreboard Answer

What is affirmative action? $200 What is affirmative action? Scoreboard

$300 The American Indian Movement (AIM) lay siege to this town in 1973 to protest gov’t policies toward Native Americans. Scoreboard Answer

$300 What is Wounded Knee? Scoreboard

$400 This feminist led the Women’s Liberation Movement and founded Ms. Magazine as the leading feminist publication. Scoreboard Answer

$400 Who is Gloria Steinem? Scoreboard

$500 A riot at this establishment in 1969 became the beginning of the gay rights movement. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Stonewall Inn? $500 What is the Stonewall Inn? Scoreboard

$100 Nixon traveled to these two countries in 1972 in order to end the Vietnam War and reduce Cold War tensions. Scoreboard Answer

What are China and the Soviet Union? $100 What are China and the Soviet Union? Scoreboard

$200 This National Security Advisor/Secretary of State used realpolitik to promote détente during the early-mid 1970s. Scoreboard Answer

$200 Who is Henry Kissinger? Scoreboard

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$300 This 1972 agreement between the U.S. and USSR sought, for the first time, to control the nuclear arms race. Scoreboard Answer

What is SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)? $300 What is SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)? Scoreboard

$400 This 1975 conference in Finland was intended to reduce Cold War tensions and increase trade among the super powers. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Helsinki Conference? $400 What is the Helsinki Conference? Scoreboard

$500 This 1972 treaty with the USSR aimed to prevent the development of defensive missiles. Scoreboard Answer

What is the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missiles) Treaty? $500 What is the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missiles) Treaty? Scoreboard

This 1979-80 crisis effectively ruined Carter’s presidency. $100 This 1979-80 crisis effectively ruined Carter’s presidency. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Iran Hostage Crisis? $100 What is the Iran Hostage Crisis? Scoreboard

The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 effectively ended détente. $200 The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 effectively ended détente. Scoreboard Answer

$200 What is Afghanistan? Scoreboard

. $300 Carter’s mediation of this agreement between Egypt and Israel represented the crowning achievement of his presidency. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Camp David Accords? $300 What is the Camp David Accords? Scoreboard

$400 Carter supported this 1977 treaty which in 1999 returned a strategic waterway back to the country surrounding it. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Panama Canal Treaty? $400 What is the Panama Canal Treaty? Scoreboard

$500 This foreign policy strategy sought to further human rights but ultimately proved ineffective. Scoreboard Answer

What is Humanitarian Diplomacy? $500 What is Humanitarian Diplomacy? Scoreboard

$100 This Supreme Court chief justice is considered the most important of the 20th century for his court’s decisions on civil rights, rights of the accused, and separation of church and state. Scoreboard Answer

$100 Who is Earl Warren? Scoreboard

$200 This 1973 decision became the lightning rod for the rise of the “religious right” due to its legalization of abortion. Scoreboard Answer

$200 What is Roe v. Wade? Scoreboard

$300 This 1978 decision ruled affirmative action policies could not solely be based on race. Scoreboard Answer

What is the Bakke case (Bakke v. UC Board of Regents)? $300 What is the Bakke case (Bakke v. UC Board of Regents)? Scoreboard

$400 In this landmark 1974 case, the Supreme Court ruled that presidential executive privilege was not absolute and that tapes regarding the Watergate scandal had to be surrendered. Scoreboard Answer

$400 What is U.S. v. Nixon? Scoreboard

$500 One of three major cases protecting rights of the accused, this decision provided those arrested with the right to remain silent. Scoreboard Answer

What is Miranda v. Arizona? $500 What is Miranda v. Arizona? Scoreboard

$100 This forgiving action by President Gerald Ford in 1974 probably cost him the election of 1976. Scoreboard Answer

What is the pardon of Nixon? $100 What is the pardon of Nixon? Scoreboard

$200 This economic organization caused an energy crisis in 1973 when it placed an embargo on oil to western countries. Scoreboard Answer

What is OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)? $200 What is OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)? Scoreboard

$300 This Iranian religious/political leader became the most hated man in America for his refusal to return American hostages. Scoreboard Answer

Who is the Ayatollah Khomeini? $300 Who is the Ayatollah Khomeini? Scoreboard

$400 This economic phenomenon stifled the U.S. economy in the mid-70s with rising prices and increasing unemployment. Scoreboard Answer

$400 What is stagflation? Scoreboard

$500 A moderate accident at this nuclear facility in 1979 led to a strong public reaction against nuclear power. Scoreboard Answer

What is Three-Mile Island? $500 What is Three-Mile Island? Scoreboard

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Ultimate Question In this famous 1969 speech, Nixon appealed directly to the mass of middle-class Americans who were law-abiding and eager to restore law and order. Scoreboard Answer

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