Social and Political Change, 1973-80

Question 1

When did Nixon win his landslide victory?

Answer 1

1972

Question 2

What did CREEP refer to?

Answer 2

Committee to re elect the president

Question 3

Watergate scandal?

Answer 3

Republican ‘Plumbers’ hired to burgle the watergate building and to leak info from democrat hq, government corruption, Nixon lied to congress

Question 4

Which act passed in 1973 limited the presidents power to use military force abroad?

Answer 4

War Powers Act after Vietnam War and My Lai Massacre

Question 5

What phrase was used by the democrats to categorise Nixon’s approach to the presidency? How did Ford and Carter differ from
this?

Answer 5

Imperial presidency, Ford and Carter were ridiculed by satirists - much more informal

Question 6

Give one example of the growing disillusionment in this period?

Answer 6

Poor voter turn out - particularly amongst the young

Ridiculed by satirists (ford and carter)

Question 7

Give 2 environmental crises/disasters in this period. (2)

Answer 7

1973 OPEC Oil Crisis
Love Canal
Three Mile Island
Tellico Dam

Question 8

What was stagflation?

Answer 8

Inflation combined with unemployment

Question 9

Give one example of how foreign competition affected manufacturing?

Answer 9

Decline in Rust Belt states, car industry and manufacturing, Japan making more fuel efficient cars, General Motors had to be bailed out by the gov

Question 10

In which two years did oil crises occur and why was the USA so vulnerable to these?

Answer 10

1973 and 1979

Question 11

How did the Yom Kippur War affect oil supply/prices in the US?

Answer 11

Conflict between Israel and the Arab Nations, US supporting Israel, Arab Nations stopped oil supply to US
Prices x4

Question 12

Name Ford’s initiative to control inflation

Answer 12

Whip Inflation Now

Question 13

Give 2 examples of new musical genres which were popular in this period. (2)

Answer 13

Disco
Punk
ProgRock
Hip Hop 
Funk
Heavy Metal

Question 14

Give 2 examples of how film and/or TV reflected social issues (2)

Answer 14

Mary Tyler Moore Show
(Women in workplace)

All the presidents men
(Gov corruption)

China Syndrome
(Environment/Nuclear Power)

Question 15

What year was RvW?

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

Give one example of a group or individual who opposed abortion

Answer 16

Phillis Schlafly

National Right to Life a Committee

Question 17

List one failure of this period for

Feminism

Answer 17

ERA was defeated

Failed to deal with issue of Equal Pay

Question 18

List 3 advances made by the Gay rights campaigners with Red Power

Answer 18

•American Indian Movement

Question 19

What countries experienced an Islamic revolution?

Answer 19

Iran

Question 20

Give 2 reasons why unions/workers rights were attacked in this period?

Answer 20

Striking damaged economy
White collar jobs increased less unionised
South economy booming less unions
Divided over affirmative action

Question 21

Give an example of affirmative action and high divided opinion?

Answer 21

Bussing, federal hiring of workers and contracts, quotas for uni entrance

Question 22

Advances for gay rights

Answer 22

Harvey Milk
Sanfranscisco NY banned discrimination
Defeated proposition 6
Apa removed homosexuality from mental Heath disorders

Question 23

Where did Aim occupy in 1973 and why?

Answer 23

Pine ridge reservation village

Wounded knee

Question 24

Why did Alan Bakke challenge the uni of California over affirmative action policies?

Answer 24

Minority candidates got in to uni of California and he didn’t with higher grades

Question 25

Which sc case enforced bussing?

Answer 25

1971 Swann v Charlotte Mecklenberg

Question 26

How many sc judges did Nixon appoint and what effect did this have?

Answer 26

4