Name the 1968 Democratic and Republican candidates for president .......
Richard Nixon (republican) and Hubert Humphrey (democratic). Lyndon Johnson decided not to run after escalating the Vietnam War after the Tet Offensive
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What was the result of OVERKILL and the BALANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER between the US and Soviets ?
The number of nuclear weapons each country had was actually REDUCED because of the SALT treaties (strategic arms limitations talks). The Superpowers knew they had three times the number of weapons needed to OBLITERATE the enemy and DID NOT need to build more waepons
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What did President Gerald Ford do after taking office that "UPSET" many Americans ???
He PARDONED Richard Nixon of all Watergate crimes. Nixon could never be taken to court over crimes he committed during the Watergate Cover-Up
100
What happened at THREE MILE ISLAND during the 1970s ???
a NUCLEAR POWER PLANT MELTDOWN that made Americans fearful about the safety of nuclear reactors
100
Name Ronald Reagan's satellite defense plan to stop Soviet missiles fired at the United States ???
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) the satellites would fire weapons and explode enemy missiles in outer space before it reached a target. It was never completed
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Where were Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy assassinated in 1868 ?
MLK Jr. in Memphis Tennessee while supporting striking garbage truck drivers during the Poor Peoples Campaign. RFK in Los Angeles after winning the presidential primary election in California
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What were "BURGLARS" trying to do at Democratic Party Headquarters in the Watergate Offices and what did President Richard Nixon do after he participated in a COVER-UP ???
"Burglars" were trying to WIRETAP phones so they could listen in on conversations. Nixon RESIGNED from office before he could be IMPEACHED
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What event, important to all Americans, happened during 1976 ????
The BICENTENNIAL, the country was 200 years old.
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Name the religious leader who took over IRAN and held Americans HOSTAGE for over 440 days ... (a) Ayatollah Khomeini (b) Anwar Sadat (c) Manachem Begin
(A) Ayatollah Khomeini (he was very ANTI-AMERICAN)
200
Which MIDDLE EAST WAR was fought while George Bush (father) was in office during the 1990s. It included the United States and other United Nations soldiers ????
PERSIAN GULF WAR also called OPERATION DESERT STORM
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Describe the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago (a) peaceful and educational (b) small attendance because of an airline strike (c) violent and confrontational
(C) Anti-War demonstrations led to violence between the police and demonstrators. Items were thrown and fights broke out while people all over the country were watching on live television
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What was the BIGGEST cause of the RECESSION in the US during the 1970s ???
the OIL EMBARGO by OPEC that caused gasoline prices to triple in the US. People started buying smaller cars that used LESS gasoline
300
Name the person who became president in 1976. He presented himself as a Washington "outsider". He was religious, a former governor of Georgia and naval officer.
JIMMY CARTER
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What did JIMMY CARTER grant to Vietnam War DRAFT EVADERS (people who would not enter the military if drafted by Selective Service)
AMNESTY (forgiveness ). This upset many Americans who lost family and friends during the Vietnam War.
300
Which events were considered the END of the COLD WAR between the US and Soviet Union ????
The COLLAPSE of COMMUNISM in the SOVIET UNION and the destruction of the BERLIN WALL
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How did OPEC (oil producing countries in the Middle East) react when the US supported Israel in 1973 ?
OPEC started an OIL EMBARGO and limited supplies of oil that it sold to the United States. This oil shortage led to a gasoline shortage and rising prices and long lines at gas stations
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Charging an ELECTED OFFICIAL with a CRIME while in elected office is known as ......
IMPEACHMENT, if found guilty of a crime the official is REMOVED from office
400
Name the two countries that signed the CAMP DAVID ACCORDS, with help from Jimmy Carter.... (a) Soviet Union and China (b) Iran and Iraq (c) Israel and Egypt
(C) Israel and Egypt (countries that were Middle East enemies)
400
In 1980, RONALD REAGAN was elected president. He was a CONSERVATIVE, what do Conservatives believe about government ???
Conservatives believe in LOWER TAXES and LESS MONEY being spent on government social programs
400
What causes the GREENHOUSE EFFECT and GLOBAL WARMING ?????
Burning of FOSSIL FUELS like COAL, OIL and NATURAL GAS
500
Easing of TENSIONS between the SUPERPOWERS (US and Soviet Union) that led to more cooperation in limiting nuclear weapons in known as .....
DETENTE
500
Describe STAGFLATION (during the 1970s in the US) ....
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT (no new jobs) and HIGH INFLATION (rising prices for products)
500
What did President Jimmy Carter do to protest the Soviet invasion of AFGHANISTAN during the 1970s ????
The United States (and 65 other countries) BOYCOTTED the 1980 MOSCOW (Soviet Union) OLYMPICS
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People who combine RELIGION, CONSERVATIVE POLITICS, TELEVISION with raising MONEY are known as ......
TELEVANGELISTS, they were part of Reagan's MORAL MAJORITY COALITION. Jerry Farwell was the most well known TELEVANGELIST
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Why was AFFIRMATIVE ACTION created ???
To give WOMEN and MINORITIES educational and career opportunities before "white" men. They might be admitted to a law, medical or dental school FIRST