Modern Era

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What was Nixon's policy to ease tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

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détente

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What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?

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Resigned from office

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What caused the Energy Crisis that started in the 1970s? Options: The BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast, The oil embargo by OPEC, New regulation against fracking, The Iran-Iraq War

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The oil embargo by OPEC

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What was the peace agreement that President Carter made between Israel and Egypt?

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Camp David Accords

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What 1979 crisis happened in Iran with American hostages held for 444 days?

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Iran Hostage Crisis

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

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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What was the Reagan scandal that involved the sale of weapons to Iran to fund a revolution?

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Iran Contra Affair

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Why did President George H. W. Bush commit United States troops to the Persian Gulf War in late 1990?

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To liberate Kuwait and protect our oil interests

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What was the agreement to reduce trade barriers between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico?

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NAFTA

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What led to the creation of the USA Patriot Act and Dept. of Homeland Security?

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Terrorist attacks on September 11