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APUSH - Unit 14 (70s)
Test Description: Decade of the 70s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s?
A
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.
B
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
C
Conflicts in the Middle East led to the creation of OPEC and disrupted the distribution of oil spawning an “energy crisis”.
D
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
2) Lines for gas resulted from —
A
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
B
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company
C
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
D
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
3) What was the primary goal of discussions between President Nixon and Soviet Premier Brezhnev leaders?
A
To recognize the independence of former satellite states (Warsaw Pact)
B
To develop a global environmental-protection policy U.S.
C
To reach a formal agreement on Nuclear Weapons control (SALT)
D
To negotiate the reunification of Germany, ending the Cold War
4) As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military —
A
trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops fighting the North Vietnamese
B
installed a puppet government in South Vietnam
C
shared military technology with North Vietnam
D
imposed martial law in North Vietnam
5) Earth Day was created for the purpose of —
A
raising awareness of environmental issues
B
promoting peace throughout the world U.S.
C
celebrating the diversity of humankind
D
honoring the world’s agricultural workers
6) How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities in the Middle East between Israel and the Arab countries?
A
He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
B
He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
C
He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
D
He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.
7) One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon’s —
A
involvement in the Watergate scandal
B
opening of diplomatic relations with China which threatened to unbalance power between the US and USSR
C
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
D
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
8) SCOTUS decision illegalizing abortion --
A
Roe v Wade
B
Miranda v Arizona
C
Plessy v Ferguson
D
Brown v Board of Education Topeka
9) Political scandal resulting in the end of a Presidency --
A
SALT I agreement
B
Iran Contra Affair
C
Watergate Scandal
D
Teapot Dome Scandal
10) This artistic movement which coincided with demand for Farm Worker rights in California demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?
A
Irish American
B
Chinese American
C
Hispanic (Chicano) American
D
African American
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