Significant Events and Developments in U.S. History (1970s-1980s) Quiz

Test your knowledge on key events & figures, from Vietnam War's end to Reaganomics, in this quiz on Contemporary American History.

#1

Which event marked the end of the Vietnam War?

The Fall of Saigon
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Tet Offensive
The Paris Peace Accords
#2

Who was the President of the United States during the Iran Hostage Crisis?

Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
#3

Which event led to the normalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China?

The Ping Pong Diplomacy
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
#4

Who was the first African American to be elected President of the United States?

Barack Obama
Jesse Jackson
Colin Powell
Shirley Chisholm
#5

Which event led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?

Watergate scandal
Iran-Contra affair
Savings and loan crisis
Teapot Dome scandal
#6

Which U.S. president initiated the 'War on Drugs'?

Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Gerald Ford
#7

What was the outcome of the Three Mile Island accident?

A partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor
A catastrophic explosion
A major oil spill
A chemical leak
#8

What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?

A peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
A trade agreement between the U.S. and China
An arms control agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
A resolution to the Iran Hostage Crisis
#9

Who founded the environmental organization Greenpeace?

Irving Stowe
David Brower
Bob Hunter
Patrick Moore
#10

Which U.S. president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law?

George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
#11

Who was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
#12

What was the main outcome of the Reaganomics economic policy?

Tax cuts and deregulation
Increased government spending on social programs
Nationalization of key industries
Expansion of the welfare state
#13

Who was the leader of the Solidarity movement in Poland, which played a significant role in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?

Lech Wałęsa
Václav Havel
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
#14

Who was the Soviet leader at the time of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin

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