The Century America'S Time Starting Over Answer Key

Question: what were people hoping Americas bicentennial would do for the country

Answer: renewal for our nation

Question: What were three things that Americans were trying to get past in the last five years

Answer: -watergate scandal

  • vietnam war

  • -1970 oil embargo

  • Question: Who ran for president against general Ford? Why did he appeal to people?

  • Answer: Jimmy Carter - because he was a peanut farmer and a government in Georgia

  • Question: When did Jimmy Carter become president

  • Answer: 1977

  • Question: what had disillusioned America’s youth? what did they turn to

  • Answer: they were trying to renew America but it wasn’t renewing; partying ,disco ,clubs, and drugs

  • Question: What was the most popular club in New York City at this time

  • Answer: Studio 54

  • Question: What was the new role woman we’re moving into? What did this lead to

  • Answer: women wanted to work and abandoned the role of a housewife; half of the families filing for divorce

  • Question: What did Jimmy Carter do during his inauguration as “one of the people”??

  • Answer: he walked around and shook hands with everybody

  • Question: What happened during the winter of 1977? what did this lead to?

  • Answer: it was the coldest winter in 40 years. They built tunnels, they had no supplies, and they could barely leave their home. ; many people lost their jobs to this

  • Question: What was Americans believe about natural resources and industry

  • Answer: that it’ll never end

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