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Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s?
a) A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
b) Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
c) Conflicts in the Middle East led to the creation of OPEC and disrupted the distribution of oil spawning an “energy crisis”.
d) Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.

Lines for gas resulted from —
a) the dissolution of Standard Oil Company
b) an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
c) the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
d) an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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 reach a formal agreement on Nuclear Weapons control (SALT)
c) To negotiate the reunification of Germany, ending the Cold War
d) To develop a global environmental-protection policy U.S.

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) shared military technology with North Vietnam
c) imposed martial law in North Vietnam
d) installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

Earth Day was created for the purpose of —
a) celebrating the diversity of humankind
b) honoring the world’s agricultural workers
c) raising awareness of environmental issues
d) promoting peace throughout the world U.S.

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 deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
c) He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
d) He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.

One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon’s —
a) opening of diplomatic relations with China which threatened to unbalance power between the US and USSR
b) involvement in the Watergate scandal
c) support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
d) withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam

SCOTUS decision illegalizing abortion --
a) Brown v Board of Education Topeka
b) Miranda v Arizona
c) Plessy v Ferguson
d) Roe v Wade

Political scandal resulting in the end of a Presidency --
a) Teapot Dome Scandal
b) Watergate Scandal
c) Iran Contra Affair
d) SALT I agreement

This artistic movement which coincided with demand for Farm Worker rights in California demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?
a) Hispanic (Chicano) American
b) Chinese American
c) Irish American
d) African American

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