Crisis & Resurgence Test Study

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What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?

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To reach a formal agreement on weapons control

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How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's administration? Options: By normalization of relations with China, By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War, By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam, By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia

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By normalization of relations with China

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One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet Signing of SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon's -

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opening of diplomatic relations with China

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Which statement correctly completes this time line? The Centers of disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants. The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues. The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources. The president ordered the Public Health service to deal with environmental pollution

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The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.

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Which option completes this diagram? Options: President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate, The proposed ratification of Equal Rights Amendment, President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of Camp David Accords, The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

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President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

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The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because -

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the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

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These demonstrations led to-

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a hostage crisis that severely damaged confidence in the Carter administration

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How did this treaty contribute to the end of the Cold War?

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By reducing tensions associated with the threat if the nuclear war

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Line for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from-

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an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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Which course of action did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation? Options: Contract with foreign nations to build wind tributes, Reduce federal spending on solar cell energy research, Drill fewer off shore wells to conserve marine life, Develop alternative energy sources

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Develop alternative energy sources