Chapter 30

Question 1

OPEC Embargo

Answer 1

1. lowered speed limit
2. extended daylight savings time
3. reduced air travel

Question 2

Jim Jones

Answer 2

• Anti-religion

- Therapy popular in the 1970’s

Question 3

Stagflation

Answer 3

1. Prices increased
2. Unemployment increased
3. Economy decreased

Question 4

Love Canal

Answer 4

high cancer rates/birth defects

Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring”

Question 5

Nixon- Watergate and Ford- Pardons caused citizens to

Answer 5

distrust leaders

Question 6

Affirmative actions were not as effective as

Answer 6

Bakke vs. Uni. of California

Question 7

Omnibus Reconcilitation Act cut

Answer 7

government spending/federal cuts (domestic)

Question 8

Camp David Accords

Answer 8

Egypt+Israel- Recognized each other

Question 9

USSR-> Afghanistan/ USA-> Vietnam

Answer 9

• Both failed

- Super powers weakening

Question 10

Iran Hostages- why?

Answer 10

“We have the Shah”

Question 11

Malaise speech caused Carter’s popularity to

Answer 11

decrease

Question 12

Reaganomics (supply side economics)

Answer 12

1. lower taxes
2. increase buying
3. increase tax reciepts
4. increase jobs

Question 13

“New Right” (part of the Reagan Revolution)

Answer 13

conservative, traditional, christian, moral

Question 14

Ivan Boesky famously said

Answer 14

“Greed is good/alright”

Question 15

3 mile island

Answer 15

-nuclear fears

Question 16

Iran- Contra Scandal

Answer 16

• Reagan administration secretly funded contras
• world court finds U.S. guilty
• U.S. ignores verdict