President Carter

How did President Carter attempt to end hostilities in the Middle East?

• He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
• He deployed US troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
• He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.

Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s?

• A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
• Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
• OPEC raised prices of oil in the world.
• Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.

The Camp David Accords, negotiated by President Carter, were significant because they led to

• the end of the Vietnam War
• a lasting arms-reductions treaty with the USSR
• the 1st peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation
• the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy

The 1978 Panama Canal treaties transferred control of the Panama Canal from

• Panama to US
• Columbia to Panama
• Panama to Britian
• US to Panama

Which foreign policy agreement had the most direct influence on the Middle East?

• Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Yalta Conference
• SALT I Treaty
• Camp David Accords

Which of these is NOT a disappointment or challenge that Jimmy Carter experienced?

•  Stagflation
• Camp David Accords
• Iranian Hostage Crisis
• Boycott of 1980 Olympics in Moscow

Which describes “stagflation”?

• Distressed economy, and interest rates were about 17%
• GA flag was changed to suite racial equality change
• Minimum wage was lowered to $5.35 per hour
• National defense was decreased due to money lose

Which of these is NOT a true statement of what Jimmy Carter did as US President?

• Established diplomatic relations with China
• Returned Panama Canal to Panamanian ownership
• Signed the Helsinki Accords
• Developed peaceful relationships with foreign countries

CONTROLs Petroleum PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

• OPEC
• NATO
• UNITED NATIONS
• IRAN

What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?

• they terrorized American travelers in Europe
• they forced an attack on Iraq
• they seized the American embassy and took hostages
• they staged an overthrow of the government