Unit 12: Modern Era

What buildings were destroyed after 9/11 ?

• Willis Tower, Trump Tower, and the Twin Towers
• The World Trade Center and the Twin Towers
• The World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and the Twin Towers
• All Of The Answers Are Correct

What was the Islamic terrorist group called that did this damage ?

• Boko Haram
• ISIL
• Al-Qaeda
• ISIS

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

Which communist country is Nixon successful in opening diplomatic ties with?

• Vietnam
• North Korea
• China
• Soviet Union

This act made it so the president has to alert congress within 48 hours when deploying troops.  

• War Powers Act 
• Gulf of Tonkin Act 
• Civil Rights Act 
• Geneva Accord Act 

In the Camp David Accords (1978), President Jimmy Carter succeeded in...

• returning the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
• suspending grain sales to the Soviet Union and China
• freeing hostages being held in Iran
• providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

In 1979 a revolution in this nation ended with 53 Americans being held hostage.

• Iran
• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria

Which action did President Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• pardoning Nixon
• declaring a war on poverty
• declining to run for election
• asking Congress to impeach President Nixon

Former CIA agents were caught breaking in to the Democratic Party Headquarters in Washington, D.C. leading to the resignation of Pres. Nixon

• Iran Hostage Crisis
• Watergate Scandal
• Star Wars
• Camp David Accords

What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• to develop America's natural resources
• to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
• to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
• to manage the nation's parks and forests