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USH Unit 9-Crisis and Resurgence (1970s-1990s) EOC Review Quiz
USH Unit 9-Crisis and Resurgence (1970s-1990s) EOC Review Quiz
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U.S. History Unit 9-Crisis and Resurgence (1970s-1990s) EOC Review Quiz.
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Describes a situation where inflation is high, eco. growth slow, & unemployment remains high.
stagflation
Reaganomics
Keynesian Economics
Laffer curve
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Supply-side economics, referred to as trickle-down economics by critics.
Keynesian economics
Reaganomics
Obamacare
stagflation
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The Court ruled the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Roe v. Wade
Escobedo v. Illinois
United States v. Nixon
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1973 law signed by Nixon to protect critically imperiled species from extinction.
The Endangered Species Act
NAFTA
Earth Day
EPA
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Prohibits the states and the federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen.
25th Amendment
24th Amendment
22nd Amendment
26th Amendment
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Opposed collectivism & statism and instead supported laissez-faire capitalism.
Betty Friedan
Oprah Winfrey
Janet Reno
Ayn Rand
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Prominent American political organization associated with the Christian right (founded in 1979)
Antifa
The Moral Majority
The Alt-Right
The Silent Minority
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Federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the US to an armed conflict.
The Camp David Accords
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964
The Truman Doctrine
The War Powers Act of 1973
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It started when the members of OPEC proclaimed an oil embargo against the US.
1986 Iran Contra Affair
1968 Tet Offensive
1973 Oil Crisis
1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
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Using ground-based & space-based systems to protect the US from attack by ICBMs.
CIA
MIRV
SDI
FBI
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The act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government.
outsourcing
globalization
networking
lobbying
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Conservative activist known for her campaign against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
Phyllis Schlafly
Marabel Morgan
Anita Bryant
Betty Friedan
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Federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected & unpaid leave.
Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
The Contract with America
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
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During the Reagan adm., senior adm. officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran.
Iran Contra Affair
Watergate scandal
Monica Lewinsky scandal
Teapot Dome scandal
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Result of conflicts between Democratic President Clinton & the Republican Congress over funding
U.S. Government Shutdown (1995-1996)
Monica Lewinsky scandal
Bill Clinton Impeachment Trial
Whitewater scandal
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Environmental science book written by Rachel Carson documents detrimental effects of pesticides
The Invisible Man
The Feminine Mystique
Silent Spring
Unsafe at Any Speed
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This Amendment requires that the power of eminent domain be coupled with "just compensation".
5th Amendment
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
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Process of international integration arising from the interchange of products, ideas, & culture
neutralism
globalization
containment
assimilation
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Campaigns in the 1990s were among the strongest presidential showings by a 3rd party candidate.
Ross Perot
Barry Goldwater
George Wallace
Ralph Nader
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A peace treaty between Israel & Egypt issuing from talks hosted by Jimmy Carter: signed in 1978
The Geneva Conventions
The Camp David Accords
The Oslo Accords
The Helsinki Accords
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A legal case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the line-item veto was unconstitutional.
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Kelo v. City of New London (2005)
Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
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Gorbachev's policies of glasnost & perestroika contributed to the end of this event in 1991.
The Balkans Crisis (1990s)
Cold War Ends (1991)
The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
The Fall of Saigon (1975)
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It detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party.
The Contract with America
The Moral Majority
The Silent Majority
The Southern Manifesto
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Postindustrial region along the NE referring to economic decline, population loss & urban decay
Sun Belt
Rust Belt
Corn Belt
Dairy Belt
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1970s pol. scandal resulting in Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.
Teapot Dome Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
Iran Contra Affair
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Protest staged in Fall of 1972 designed to bring national attention to American Indian issues.
Trail of Broken Treaties
Wounded Knee Massacre
Stonewall Riots
Watts Riots
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A movement during the 1970s-1980s that sought major changes to federal land control in the West
Shays Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Sagebrush Rebellion
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A proposed amendment to the US Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
HUD
EPA
ERA
GATT
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Start after acquittal of 4 officers of the LA PD for usage of excessive force (Rodney King).
1968 Detroit Riot
1919 Red Summer
1965 Watts Riots
1992 LA Riots
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Culmination of Nixon administration's resumption of harmonious relations between the US & China
SALT
Camp David Accords
SDI
Nixon's 1972 Visit to China
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Diplomatic crisis between Iran & the US when 52 Americans are held hostage for 444 days (79-81)
The Iran Contra Affair
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The First Persian Gulf War
The Global War on Terrorism
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She was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Elena Kagan
Sandra Day O'Connor
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His activism has been directly credited with the passage of consumer protection legislation.
Ralph Nader
Norman Borlaug
Elon Musk
Steve Jobs
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A federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (if federal funds involved).
Title IX
The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
EPA
ERA
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It suggests that-when done right-gov't. bailouts can contribute to long-term growth & stability
1979 Chrysler Bailout
1979 Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
1979 Oil Crisis
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Law designed to reduce redlining (banks refusing a loan/insurance to someone in high risk area)
The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Housing and Urban Development Act
Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993
The Office of Economic Opportunity
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A war waged by coalition forces against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait (US led).
The Balkans Crisis (1990s)
War in Iraq (2003-2011)
The First Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989)
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An organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade (starts in 1995).
NAFTA
GATT
WTO
EU
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Scandal emerging in 1998, from relationship between Clinton & a 22-year-old White House Intern.
Watergate Scandal
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
Iran Contra Affair
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Plan by Nixon to turn over the control of some federal programs to state & local governments.
New Nationalism
New Deal
New Frontier
New Federalism
