1970's to Today Terms Review

Which term describe's President Nixon's policy of easing tensions with communist nations such as the Soviet Union and China?

• containment
• detente
• Peace through Strength
• Domino Theory

What country did President Nixon normalize diplomatic relations with?

• North Vietnam
• China
• Cuba
• Japan

Watergate refers to a scandal in which -

• Nixon rewarded government contracts in exchange for bribes
• Nixon sold arms to Iran in exchange for hostages
• Nixon lied under oath about a sexual affair
• Nixon faced impeachment for trying to cover up a crime

The 1970's energy crisis resulted from an oil embargo and price manipulations by-

• OPEC
• NATO
• United Nations
• NAFTA

Stagflation characterized the-

• Prosperity of the 1950's
• Consumerism of the 1980's
• Economic recession of the 1970's
• Economic Growth of the 1990's

What peace agreement stopped years of fighting in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel?

• Camp David Accords
• Fourteen Points
• Treaty of Versailles
• Marshall Plan

Revolutionaries in the country of ___________ held Americans hostage for 444 days to protest U.S. support for their overthrown leader.

• Iraq
• Nicaragua
• Iran
• Israel

The idea that the United States should build up its military and take aggressive action to defend its interests around the world describes-

• Reagan's Peace Through Strength
• Nixon's Detente
• Wilson's Fourteen Points
• Taft's Dollar Diplomacy

In what scandal did President Reagan sell weapons to a U.S. enemy in exchange for the release of hostages AND use the money to fund anti-communist rebels?

• Iranian Hostage Crisis
• Watergate Scandal
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Operation Desert Storm

In what country did terrorists murder U.S. Marines during Reagan's Presidency?

• Iraq
• Afghanisan
• China
• Lebanon