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baam
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
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rocket
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fairy
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baam
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What is the term for a government spending more than it takes in during a fiscal year?
Budget deficit
National debt
Inflation
Recession
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In Nixon's foreign policy with Communist countries, what did the word detente mean?
to relax tensions
to confront the enemy
to go to the dentist
to deter agreements
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Who ran for president in 1976 and who won?
Gerald Ford (R) and Jimmy Carter (D); Carter won
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As a result of the U.S. support of Israel in 1973, what did OPEC do?
Arab oil embargo; OPEC cut off supply of oil to U.S.
Dumped oil for U.S. into Persian Gulf
Put 50% tariffs on all U.S. imports
American Steel Boycott
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eraser
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seesaw
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fairy
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banana
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Who were the Apollo 11 astronauts & what did they do in July 1969?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Micheal Collins went to the moon. Armstrong & Aldrin walked on it.
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What famous international agreement occurred at Camp David under Carter in 1977?
Camp David Accords- Sadat of Egypt & Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty
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What trouble occurred in the Middle East, interrupting SALT II in 1979?
Iraq taking over Kuwait
6 Day War with Israel
Yom Kippur War
Iran Hostage Cristis- Rebels captured American embassy
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What was built from 1973-1977 to try to decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil?
Trans-Alaska pipeline.
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Under Jimmy Carter, what was decided about Panama?
The U.S. would give up control of Panama Canal Zone by 1999
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In 1972, what did the Supreme Court vote against having to do with certain criminals?
Capital Punishment or the death penalty
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What occurred in 1979 to make nuclear power seem unsafe?
Accident at Three Mile Island in PA
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What did Nixon do after Watergate?
He resigned as president.
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What 2 new forms of businesses (especially stores) became popular in the 1970's in the US?
Franchises and chain stores
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