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How did Lyndon B. Johnson become president?
He was JFK’s vice president and became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated
What happened after the Watergate scandal?
Nixon is exposed as a liar and resigned from office
How did Gerald Ford become president?
He was Richard Nixon’s vice president and became president after Nixon resigned.
How old was Jimmy Carter when he died?
100 years old
Why is Sandra Day O’Connor significant?
She was the first woman justice of the Supreme Court.
The main goal of the Great Society was to eliminate what major problem in American society?
Poverty
The Kent State shooting increased what movement in America?
the Anti-War Movement
What was one of Gerald Ford’s first actions as president?
Pardon Nixon for the Watergate scandal.
How long were Americans held hostage in Iran and when did they get released?
444 days and once Reagan became president.
Reaganomics focused on cutting taxes for what group of people?
rich people and businesses
Why was the Vietnam War called the Living Room War?
because people could watch the events of the war in their homes
What communist country was Nixon the first U.S. president to visit?
China
Why were prices rising during Ford’s presidency?
Inflation, due to an oil embargo on the U.S. by countries in the Middle East.
What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?
To make peace between warring Egypt and Israel.
What did Reagan do after 241 Marines were killed in Lebanon?
withdraw U.S. troops
What is the Domino Theory?
If one country becomes communist, then the surrounding countries will too.
What Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
The 26th Amendment (old enough to fight, old enough to vote)
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Oil Producing Countries or Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
How did Jimmy Carter respond to the oil crisis?
He created the Department of Energy to find alternative forms of energy.
The War on Drugs contributed to a rise in what in the United States?
incarceration / people sent to jail
What gave LBJ full military power to declare war?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What did the War Powers Resolution do?
Limit the president’s power to send troops to war/declare war. Gave that power to Congress.
What were the Helsinki Accords?
U.S. and Soviets met to agree that countries would respect post-WWII borders and improve human rights
Why did Iranian students take American staff at the embassy in Tehran?
Because the Shah had come to the US for medical aid, and they did not like him.
What was the event called in which the U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran?
the Iran-Contra Affair