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1. Which of the problems listed below did the United States face in the 1970s?
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The Watergate Scandal
OPEC Oil Embargo
Iranian Hostage Crisis
All of the Above
2. True or False? Richard Nixon was impeached over his involvement in the Watergate coverup.
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True
False
3. Americans dealt with the troubles of the 1970s by______________________________.
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shaving their heads
turning to outlandish fashion and behaviors
joining the Army
wishing they lived in a different country
4. President Nixon believed strongly that a war was being fought between "us" and "them." Who was “us”?
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The Hippies
Women
Middle-class, churchgoing folks
Disco dancers
5. President Nixon believed strongly that a war was being fought between "us" and "them." Who was “them”?
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The Hippies
Women
Middle-class, churchgoing folks
Punk rockers
6. The OPEC Oil Embargo caused gas prices in the United States to_________.
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rise
fall
7. In 1979, 60 Americans were held hostage in this country:
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
8._______________ is an increase in the price of goods and services, and was a problem in the 1970s.
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Inflation
Interest
Income Tax
Deflation
9. In 1980, __________________________ became President on the promise of smaller government and lower taxes.
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Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
10. True of False? Americans' confidence in the United States was restored in the 1980s.
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True
False
11. Which of these technologies did NOT come out in the 1980s?
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Compact disc
VCR
Cell phone
iPod
12. ____________________________ was the first video aired on MTV.
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"Thriller"
"You Better Run"
"Video Killed the Radio Star"
"Beat it"
13. _____________________ was the Soviet leader who introduced more openness, such as glasnost and perestroika, to the Soviet Union?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Leonid Breshnev
Nikita Khrushchev
14. In 1989, the wall separating East and West ________________________ was torn down, indicating that the Cold War was soon to be over.
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Moscow
London
Berlin
Paris
15. In the early 1990s, the _______________ was developed, which allowed computer users to click on links to go to different sites on the Internet.
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email
World Wide Web
Rubik's Cube
text messaging system
16. True of False? Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for lying to a grand jury.
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True
False
17. Did your interviewee's family eat at the same time every day?
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Yes
No
Sometimes
18. Name one world event, national event, or President remembered by your interviewee.
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19. How does the childhood of your interviewee compare to your childhood?
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Significantly Different
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2
3
4
5
Exactly the Same
20. In your opinion, is the world a better place now than when your interviewee was a child (teenager)? Explain.
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