Nixon, Ford, Carter - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

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Nixon visited the Peoples Republic of China to establish __________ relations.

foreign

domestic

diplomatic

allies

2.

Multiple Choice

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This French word means "an easing of tensions"

guerre

detente

amour

deja vu

3.

Multiple Choice

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What do many find Nixon's greatest accomplishment to be?

opening of relations with Cuba

opening of relations with Communist China

Watergate

ending the Vietnam War

4.

Multiple Choice

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The cartoon above was published in May 1973. With which event was this cartoon associated?

Teapot Dome Scandal

Iran Hostage Crisis

Watergate Scandal

Iran-Contra Affair

5.

Multiple Choice

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Nixon and the Soviet Union singed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to

make the United States military stronger

establish diplomatic relations

limit the race for oil production

limit the arms race

6.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Former CIA agents broke into Democratic headquarters. Nixon tried to cover up the burglary. He was forced by the Supreme Court to hand over his tapes of White House conversations. These showed that Nixon had lied about the cover-up. This was known as?

Lewinsky scandal

Watergate scandal

Iran-Contra Affair

Teapot Dome

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the significance of President Nixon's Communist China in 1972?

it led to reunification of Taiwan with Communist China

it persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace

it showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over

it opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States

8.

Multiple Choice

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Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

Lyndon B. Johnson

9.

Multiple Choice

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Why did the Arab members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) raise their oil prices leading to a gas shortage?

the United States and other countries were trading with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973

the United States and other countries were trading with Palestine during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

the United States was facing high unemployment rates

the United States planned on boycotting the purchasing of oil from the Middle East

10.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What was one effect of the fuel shortages during Ford's administration?

unemployment went down

gas lines become a problem

more Americans bought smaller Japanese and European cars

more Americans bought American cars

11.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Under Ford's Presidency in 1975, South Vietnam fell to what country

China

North Vietnam

Korea

Cambodia

12.

Multiple Choice

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President Ford's greatest success was

"detente"

Helsinki Accords

Camp David Accords

the end of the Vietnam War

13.

Multiple Choice

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The photograph above shows a newspaper being read at a gasoline service center in January 1974. Its headline states: "Gas Rationing Set Monday". What was the primary cause of the shortages shown in the photograph?

A war in Afghanistan had cut oil supplies from Central Asia

The Mexican government had nationalized its petroleum industry

Arab members of OPEC had placed an oil embargo on the United States

Iran had halted its oil exports after the former Shah was admitted into America

14.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

This US President who pledged honest and moral policies was

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

15.

Multiple Choice

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Carter signed the _________________ promising to return the canal to Panama

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

Panama Canal Treaty

Panama Canal

Torrijos-Carter Treaty

16.

Multiple Choice

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The photograph above shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?

The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union

The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty

The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone

The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.

Iranian Revolution

Iran Hostage Crisis

Camp David Accords

Iraq Hostage Crisis

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