60s and 70s Quiz Coach Blake

During Watergate What did Nixon claim he had that made him not have to give up his tapes?

Which of the following was a response the United States had to the U.S.S.R invading Afghanistan

What did the SALT I treaty between the U.S. and Soviet Union attempt to do?

OPEC's Oil Embargo in the 70s proved the American economy was self reliant and strong

This organization was founded under Nixon's presidency and worked to protect the environment

This Act passed under Nixon made the Air more clean

What is a Superfund site?

This person took on the dual role of secretary of state, making him the first person to hold both positions at once.

What did title IX do?

Who worked with Cesar Chavez to advocate for better working conditions for Farm Workers

What made Ford unpopular early in his presidency

Which Woman's rights activist wrote M. Magazine which brought Feminist ideas to the mainstream

Jimmy Carter helped negotiate the Paris Peace Accords which ended hostilities between the Egyptians and Israelis

Most famous person who argued against the ERA and Betty Friedan's feminist ideas

Which of the following was NOT a result of Nixon's Visit to China

Most Famous Feminist of the 60s who wrote The Feminine Mystique

What was NOT something the American Indian Movement (AIM) advocated for?

This scandal brought down Nixon's presidency

Rock n' Roll artists from the 1960s rejected social norms that their baby boomer parents tried to instill in them.

What was the major thing the National Organization for Women (NOW) advocated for?

Who was a Native American Civil Rights activist who led AIM

Stagflation is an economic term that describes High Inflation and Low Unemployment

What consequence did the Iran hostage crisis have on Carter's presidency

A criticism of the EPA was that it's regulations violated 5th amendment rights

Which Chicano rights activist founded the United Farm Workers to advocate for farm workers being mistreated.

Title IX increased Female participation in High-School and College athletics

Gerald Ford will be be remembered as a president who furthered human rights around the globe

Which act protected America's endangered species?

The 14th amendment was used in Supreme Court cases like Delgado v. Bastrop to provide equal protection under the law

This Act passed under Nixon made the water more clean

The hostages in Iran were released the day after this president was inaugurated

What was Wisconisn V Yoder

This book exposed the evils of pesticide companies and certain pesticides that were used that harmed American's health

The Silent Majority describes Americans who would have supported Nixon. Phyllis Schlafly, and the Vietnam war

Gerald Ford's foreign policy was drastically different than Nixon's

Which nuclear accident eroded the trust of nuclear energy in the eyes of the American Public.

One reason the Iran Hostage crisis occurred is because Iranians felt the US had interfered too much in Iranian politics

What was the goal of Nixon and Kissinger's philosophy of Realpolitik

This French word means Relaxation in English and was the backbone of Nixon's foreign policy

What is the acronym for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries