Women's Rights
Which law ensured equality in academics and sports for boys and girls?
Title IX
Which scandal destroyed Nixon's career?
Watergate
Why would Carter lose the election in 1980 to Ronald Reagan?
Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
Which movie trilogy first came out in 1977, ushering in a new era of cinema?
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Which law outlawed gender discrimination in the work place?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Where did Nixon visit in 1972, opening up the East to the US?
China, USSR
Which peace talks were seen as one of Carter's biggest successes?
Camp David Accords (peace between Egypt and Israel)
Who wrote Silent Spring?
Rachel Carson
What was the popular and iconic style of pants in the 70s?
bell bottoms
Which feminist advocate rose to fame in the 1970s and had numerous controversial quotes?
Gloria Steinem
Which crisis happened in 1973?
energy crisis, oil shortage
Who did Ford pardon when he got into office?
Nixon
When was the first Earth Day?
April 1970
What is the name for a popular style of music/dance in the 70s made famous by John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever movie?
disco
The right to privacy was argued in which landmark Supreme Court case in 1973?
Roe v. Wade
Who was Nixon's vice president who took over office?
Gerald Ford
What was the name of the failed rescue attempt by the carter administration in Iran?
Operation Eagle Claw
Which area in New York was evacuated due to toxic waste problems?
Love Canal
Which band sang the popular disco song, "Staying Alive"?
Bee Gees
Which feminist wrote the Feminine Mystique?
Betty Friedan
When did Nixon resign?
1974
For how many days were the hostages held in Iran?
444 days
In what state did the Three Mile Island radiation leak happen?
PA
What was the name for the African American community's music movement in the 70s?
Motown