Ch 16 - American Foreign Policy Since 1972

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

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

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

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Watergate Scandal

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What was the outcome of the meeting between foreign leaders and President Carter at Camp David in 1978?

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

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Which phrase completes the diagram about the 1970s and 1980s? Options: Efforts to Reduce Presidential Power, Events that Weakened Public Trust in Government, Clashes between the Executive and Legislative Branches, Disagreements between the Supreme Court and the President

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Events that Weakened Public Trust in Government

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What was the primary cause of the shortages shown in the photograph of a newspaper headline stating: "Gas Rationing Set Monday" from January 1974?

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

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What was an important result of the Persian Gulf War of 1990?

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Kuwait was freed from occupation by Iraq.

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Why did President Clinton propose cuts in defense spending in the 1990s?

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The Communist government of the former Soviet Union had collapsed.

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What step did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev take in reaction to President Reagan's 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative?

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entering into talks with President Reagan to reduce armaments

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How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?

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Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.

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Why do American leaders continue to play a major role in negotiating an Israeli-Palestinian settlement?

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They think this would promote greater stability in the Middle East.