Unit 11 Review

The SALT I agreement of 1972 led to

• increased tension between the Soviet Union, China, and the United States

• decreased tension between China and the United States

• decreased nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union and the United States

• decreased nuclear weapons in China and the United States

Jimmy Carter's best achievement was

• uniting East Germany and West Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall

• negotiating the peace accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David

• ending United States dependence on imported oil

• rescuing United States hostages in Iran

Reaganomics, also called "Supply-Side Economics," consists of all of the following EXCEPT for

• investing in businesses

• lowering taxes

• removing barriers to production and trade

• raising tariffs

The primary goal of Reaganomics was to

• encourage economic growth

• create more public-works jobs

• increase government regulation of business

• decrease defense spending

-Cuyahoga River fire

-Exxon-Valdez oil spill

-Three-Mile Island nuclear meltdown

The above events all led to Nixon's creation of the

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Department of Man-made Natural Disasters (DMD)

• SALT I and SALT II accords

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

The Watergate Scandal resulted in

• President Nixon's resignation

• President Nixon pardoning Gerald Ford

• The collapse of the Democratic Party

• Gerald Ford's switch from Democrat to Republican

Gerald Ford crippled his re-election chances when he

• announced that President Nixon had pardoned him

• asked Nixon to resign

• chose Nixon as his Vice-President

• pardoned Richard Nixon after Watergate

Reagan cut taxes and decreased federal funding. He also

• increased tariffs to generate federal funds

• increased military spending

• reduced the size of the U.S. armed forces

• balanced the national budget

The information revolution was started in the 1990s by advances in

• television technology

• Wi-fi router transmission distances

• cellular internet speeds

• personal computer technology

What effect did social media have on traditional media like newspapers and magazines?

• Both saw an increase in usage

• Social media was replaced by traditional media as mistrust and privacy issues became a concern

• Traditional media usage decreased

• Both saw a decrease in usage