THE CENTURY ENDS

What did President Nixon expect his visit to China to accomplish?   

• President Nixon hoped a trip to China would help to rebuild China.
• President Nixon hoped a trip to China would help end the war in Vietnam.

What did President Nixon expect his visit to the Soviet Union to accomplish? 

• He hoped a visit to the Soviet Union would stop the war in Vietnam.
• He hoped a visit to the Soviet Union would stop the Space Race.
• He hoped a visit to the Soviet Union would begin a thaw in Cold War politics.
• none are correct

The US and the Soviet Union agreed to

• limit nuclear weapons
• increase trade
• exchange of scientific information
• all are correct

Which of the following are correct?

• Congress investigated the Watergate Scandal.
• Many of Nixon’s aides went to jail for breaking into Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.
• Nixon's Presidential career was wrecked by scandal.
• all are correct

What was the result of the Watergate Scandal?

• Nixon resigned.

• Vice President Gerald Ford became President.

• President Ford pardoned Nixon, meaning Nixon would not be punished for any crimes.

• all are correct

Jimmy Carter, a governor from Georgia, was elected President in1976.  What Problems did President Carter face?

• His presidency faced high inflation.  Inflation is the rising of prices for goods and services.
• Carter’s biggest failure was when Iranian students stormed the US embassy and capital taking 52 hostages.  A hostage is a person who is held prisoner until certain demands are met.
• both are correct
• neither are correct

What led to the capture of hostages during Carter's Presidency?

• Arabs wanted their own state in the region.

• Jews wanted their own state in the region.

• For a long time, this region was Palestine, an Arab region.Before WWII, many Jews migrated to Palestine to excape anti-Semitism.

• all are correct

In the Middle East, the United States guaranteed the right of _ to exist and warned the Soviet Union not to become involved [Eisenhower Doctrine] in disputes in the region.

• Israel
• Iran
• Iraq

In 1948, the region was divided into two parts:  The Jewish independent state of Israel and The Arab state.  Which of the following are true?

• Many Arab states are angered by this policy saying the UN did not have the authority to create Israel.
• The United States has usually supported Israel.
• both are correct
• neither are correct

OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, was organized by the nations of the world who produce petroleum products. This organization plays a major role in determining the rate of petroleum production as well as the price of their products. The United States must work together with OPEC to ensure that Americans receive the petroleum products necessary to sustain our level of usage. The energy crisis of the 1970s was evidence of the necessary cooperation between these entities.

• true
• false