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THE CENTURY: Anverica's Time
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1976-1980: Starting Over (sm)
Introduction: The period totliwang Vietnam and Watergato loft Americana cantused and bitter it was time to put the
upheaval behind us and start over Starting over meant building back the trust and contidence of the American public
This would prove difficult given what was in store for the economy, the environment, all rights, and foreign nifas
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1 Who did Americans elect as their president in 1976?
2. The winter of 1977 turned out to be the coldest in
years
3. An E
shortage meant sacrifices for everyone
4 West Germany and
were now challenging Amencan competitiveness in
everything from stool to electronics,
For
5. What city had been booming as the heart of American car production?
Chicago
Now York Pittsburgh
Detroit
6 An average car from this period received
mpg of gas
7. By 1979, foreign cars captured % of the American automobile market.
8 So many people were leaving Detroit that a saying cropped up: "The last one to leave
Detroit, please
9. What caused health problems for people living in the Love Canal area of Niagara Falls, New
York?
10. True or False The protesters eventually won their fight to be evacuated by the federal govt.
11: The Boston schools lost % of their student population over the issue of forced busing.
12 True or False Both blacks and whites were opposed to federally mandated forced busing
13. What clty during this period focused on the rights of homosexuals?
14. Conservatives formed the ? Majority, the alternative to the Carter administration
Moral
Sllent
Vocal
Religious
15. 1979 marked the ousting of the Shah of
and the return of their fanatical
religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeni.
pour
De
16. The accident at Three Mile Island cast doubt on the safety of
energy
17. OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Nations, raised oil prices by
18. Who did President Carter call upon to find out what was wrong with America?
Politiclans
Ordinary People
Business Leaders
19. President Carter succeeded in helping Israel &
make peace
20. True or False Iran refused to free the hostages unless the Shah was returned to face trial.
21. True or False A failed rescue plan resulted in the deaths of 8 Americans,
22. The 1980 "Miracle on ice" involved the U.S. Hockey team defeating the
23. Who did Americans elect in the 1980 landslide presidential election?
24. True or False President Carter succeeded in negotiating the release of the hostages,
25. The hostages were finally released after
days in captivity