1970’s Review Questions

What are the major goals of the SALT I treaty?

Less nukes!!! More communication/scientific sharing between U.S. & Soviet Union

The “forgotten” Americans who had not been involved in anti-Vietnam protests, yet sought an end to the war that Nixon said he wanted to represent were called:

Silent Majority

President Ford’s strategy to revive the U. S. economy was called WIN President Ford’s strategy to revive the U.S. economy was called WIN. WIN stands for:

Whip Inflation Now

The leader of Communist China when Nixon visited was __________________.  

Mao Zedong

1976 marked the celebration of America’s ___________ or 200th birthday and focused on the achievements of America’s past.

Bicentennial

The combination of rising prices (inflation) and economic stagnation is known as ________________.  

Stagflation

Why did President Ford pardon Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal?

Following the Watergate Scandal the Federal Campaign Act Amendments were passed which intended to do what?

Limit campaign contributions $$$ Big money out of Political campaigns

OPEC is an acronym for the:

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

President Carter and many financial advisers in the 1970s agreed that the biggest problem with the American economy during this time was:

Dependence on foreign oil

Which events officially ended the U.S. period of détente with the USSR?

Soviets invade Afghanistan, we boycott Moscow Olympics

Name 3 popular fads that started in the 1970s?

Mood rings Disco Skateboarding Smiley Face buttons/pins Running Aerobics Yoga Meditation

The Washington Post writers who exposed the Watergate Scandal to the national public were:

The Roots of Watergate Summer of 1972 http://www.history.com/topics/watergate/videos/watergate-scandal-brings-down-richar-nixon Summer of 1972 5 men broke into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters the city’s Watergate apartment-office complex Reporters who covered the case: Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

Describe the U.S. crisis in Iran

52 hostages for 444 days

President Carter helped broker a historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel known as the:

Camp David Accords

Name 3 events occurred during Gerald Ford’s presidency.

One of the major contributing factories to the failing U. S One of the major contributing factories to the failing U.S. economy in the 1970s was OPEC’s embargo against the United States. Why did OPEC impose this embargo?

The ___________________ was created by President Carter to establish programs for conserving energy and managing the country’s resources.

Granting federal funds to state and local governments is commonly referred to as __________________.

_________________________ replaced the exiled Shah of Iran in 1979 and brought about a strict, Islamic fundamentalist style of government.

The first U.S. citizens to arrive in Communist China since WWII arrived to compete in a friendly table-tennis competition. This famous action is widely known as _______________.

The independent candidate in the 1968 Presidential election who declared “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” was ______________.

Nixon’s actions of supporting Southern leaders in the government, slowing desegregation, and overturning civil rights policies were all part of his _______________ to gain more support as President.

The policy of relaxing tensions between two more countries through diplomatic rather than militaristic means is known as __________________.

The man who became President of the United States after Nixon resigned was _____________.

Gerald Ford

Saturday Night Fever, starring a young John Travolta, became a cult film that expressed the 1970s American craze for _____________:a popular style of music during the time.  

The leader of the USSR when Nixon visited to discuss the SALT I treaty was ____________________.  

NIXON VISITS THE USSR • New Premier of the USSR – Leonid Brezhnev • May 1972 – Nixon attended an American-Soviet summit (high-level diplomatic meeting) to discuss a peaceful future • 1st president to visit the USSR since WWII!

Mystical leaders of Eastern philosophies and religions are more commonly known as _________________.

The seizure of the U.S. ship, the __________________, by Cambodia in May of 1975 heightened tensions with the Communist country.

The idea that people were responsible for and capable of everything from self-healing to changing the world was known as the ________________ movement.