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Chapter 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "What event began the Watergate scandal | Five burglars breaking into the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Complex |
| "What organization was responsible for Watergate crimes | Nixons Committee to Re elect the President or CRP |
| "What did the Watergate investigation reveal | A pattern of illegal activities and political spying |
| "What earlier crime was linked to Watergate | The burglary of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrists office |
| "Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign | He was accused of taking bribes and tax evasion |
| "Who replaced Agnew as vice president | Gerald Ford |
| "What did Nixons secret Oval Office tapes reveal | He helped cover up Watergate |
| "When did Nixon resign | August nine nineteen seventy four |
| "Why did Nixon resign | To avoid impeachment and removal |
| "Who became president after Nixon resigned | Gerald Ford |
| "What controversial action did Ford take early in his presidency | He pardoned Richard Nixon |
| "What was Fords greatest obstacle as president | A hostile Congress |
| "What major foreign event happened during Fords presidency | South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos fell to communism |
| "What caused the energy crisis of the nineteen seventies | OPECs oil embargo against the United States |
| "Why did OPEC embargo the US | Because the US supported Israel |
| "What agency was created to protect the environment | The Environmental Protection Agency or EPA |
| "What laws were passed to reduce pollution | The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act |
| "What economic condition defined the nineteen seventies | Stagflation |
| "What three factors caused stagflation | Scarcity of products budget deficits and increased foreign competition |
| "What issues did American Indians protest in the nineteen seventies | Broken treaties unemployment and poor living conditions |
| "What book sparked the womens movement | The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan |
| "What Supreme Court case legalized most abortions | Roe v Wade |
| "What amendment attempted to guarantee equal rights for women | The Equal Rights Amendment or ERA |
| "Who strongly opposed the ERA | Phyllis Schlafly |
| "Did the ERA pass | No it failed to be ratified |
| "What did the gay rights movement seek | Removal of legal prohibitions and redefining marriage |
| "Who won the Republican nomination in nineteen seventy six | Gerald Ford |
| "Who won the Democratic nomination in nineteen seventy six | Jimmy Carter |
| "Who won the nineteen seventy six election | Jimmy Carter |
| "What style did Carter use as president | He portrayed himself as the peoples president |
| "What unpopular action did Carter take early on | He granted amnesty to draft dodgers |
| "What was the cornerstone of Carters foreign policy | Human rights |
| "What did the Panama Canal Treaty do | Transferred control of the canal to Panama by nineteen ninety nine |
| "What was Carters greatest diplomatic achievement | The Camp David Accords |
| "What did the Camp David Accords accomplish | Egypt recognized Israel and Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula |
| "What treaty attempted to limit nuclear weapons | SALT II |
| "Why did SALT II fail | The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
| "What actions did Carter take after the invasion | He banned grain sales and boycotted the nineteen eighty Olympics |
| "What did the Carter Doctrine state | The US would resist Soviet expansion toward the Persian Gulf |
| "Who took power in Iran after the Shah fled | Ayatollah Khomeini |
| "What event began the Iran hostage crisis | Iranian radicals seized fifty Americans at the US embassy |
| "How long were the hostages held | Four hundred forty four days |
| "What happened to Carters rescue attempt | It failed in the desert |
| "When were the hostages released | The day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated |
| "What domestic problem hurt Carters presidency | High inflation and a weak economy |
| "What caused the second energy crisis | The Iranian revolution |
| "What was Carters approval rating by nineteen seventy nine | Nineteen percent |
| "What did traditional conservatives believe | Limited government and opposition to communism |
| "What issues motivated the New Right | Social and moral issues and reducing taxes |
| "What movement opposed abortion after Roe v Wade | The Right to Life movement |
| "What was the Religious Right | Conservative Christian groups focused on moral issues |
| "Who founded the Moral Majority | Jerry Falwell |
| "What Christian media network did Pat Robertson create | The Christian Broadcasting Network or CBN |
| "Why did many Christians leave public schools | Prayer and Bible reading were banned |
| "Who won the Republican nomination in nineteen eighty | Ronald Reagan |
| "Who was Reagans running mate | George H W Bush |
| "Who challenged Carter for the Democratic nomination | Edward Kennedy |
| "Who ran as an independent in nineteen eighty | John Anderson |
| "What question did Reagan famously ask during the campaign | Are you better off than you were four years ago |
| "What was the misery index used for | To criticize the economy under Carter |
| "Who won the nineteen eighty election | Ronald Reagan |
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