70s People
Who became President after Nixon resigned?
Gerald Ford
In May 1970, there was a protest that ended in the deaths of 4 students at what university?
Kent State University
Who made the final decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of WWII?
Harry S Truman
Which Act did Congress pass after the Vietnam War so that the President could not have too much power? This required that the President get Congress approval before declaring war.
War Powers Resolution
In 1980, who defeats Jimmy Carter in the Presidency and becomes President?
Ronald Reagan
Who won the Presidency of 1976?
Jimmy Carter
How long were the hostages held for during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
444 days
Which four Presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
What landmark Supreme Court case in 1973 legalized abortion within the first 2 months of pregnancy?
Roe v Wade
Who served as the 43rd Vice President from 1981-1989?
George H W Bush
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was replaced by which Muslim extremist leader?
Ayatollah Khomeini
United States support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War (20 day war) led to what event?
OPEC Oil Crisis
King Ferdinand of what country sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
Spain
What is the name of the scandal that came from a break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters?
Watergate
What is the term that describes this definition?:
Reagan's formula for a successful economic turnaround that involved: Cutting federal income taxes, cutting the U.S. government spending budget, cutting programs, scaling down the government work force, maintaining low interest rates
Reaganomics
Compare and Contrast the Vietnam War and the Korean War. At least 2 for Vietnam, 2 for Korea, and 2 that are similar.
answers may vary
After US troops left Vietnam, which side won the war?
North
Modern day Istanbul, Turkey, was called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Nixon was the first person to resign from Presidency. He resigned so that what wouldn't happen to him?
impeachment
What happened at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China in late Spring 1989?
protestors were brutally massacred
Who was the first Black Congresswoman and co-founder of the SNAP (food assistance) program?
Shirley Chisholm
Give an example of the Nuclear Crisis AND how people responded to it.
Examples:
3 Mile Island - people terrified of radiation, saw a spike in cancer for those living within 10 miles, similar to tv, spread fear
Love Canal (Niagara Falls) - govt helped people move away, caused many people to get sick
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
August 2nd, 1776
In 1978, as a way to try to promote peace in the Middle East, the President invited leaders to come to the US. As a result, what did they sign?
Camp David Accords
In 1985, who becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union? (Stalin, Lenin, Gorbachev, or Brezhnev?)
Mikhail Gorbachev