70's and 80's EOC Review

70's and 80's EOC Review

Multiple Choice

Which of the following issues involved the U.S. giving money from arms sales to support the anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua?

• Camp David Accords

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Marines in Lebanon

• Iran Contra Affair

This was an illegal, secret foreign policy operation 

Multiple Choice

President Clinton helped negotiate peace in Bosnia.

• True

• False

The U.S. led NATO air strikes in response to the ongoing ethnic conict.

Multiple Choice

The Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority and National Rifle Association are associated with the

• liberal movement

• efforts to defeat Ronald Reagan

• supporters of communism

• conservative movement

These conservative groups had significant influence on the political, economic and social issues during the Reagan and Bush presidencies

Multiple Choice

OPEC caused energy challenges for the U.S. during the 1970s by...

• helping support the U.S. economy

• providing huge quantities of oil to U.S. companies

• restricting U.S. oil drilling

• issuing an oil embargo causing shortages

This embargo caused serious energy issues including high gas prices. 

Multiple Choice

Ronald Reagan attempted to solve economic problems by...

• reducing taxes and business regulations

• raising taxes and increasing federal regulations

• decreasing military spending

• creating NAFTA

This approach was called Reaganomics and the hope was that this policy would drive down prices and stop inflation. 

Multiple Choice

President Clinton was impeached and removed from office...

• True

• False

Although impeachment charges were brought, the Senate did not vote to remove him from office. 

Multiple Choice

Richard Nixon's policy of detente with the Soviet Union was characterized by...

• increased tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• U.S. support of communism

• more diplomatic travel to Africa

• a relaxation of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

This policy included Nixon making the first presidential visit to Moscow

Multiple Choice

Sandra Day O'Connor was named the first female Secretary of State by Ronald Reagan.

• True

• False

She was a conservative justice who became a swing vote between conservative and liberal issues heard by the Supreme Court.

Multiple Choice

The Iran Hostage Crisis occurred when American embassy sta were taken hostage by Iranian militants.

• True

• False

The hostages were held for more than a year as a result of the U.S. helping the former Shah of Iran.

Multiple Choice

President Carter led the rst peace treaty, the Camp David Accords, between Israel and Egypt.

• True

• False

Israel agreed to return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, and Egypt established diplomatic relations with Israel.