1970s Station 3

Who succeeded Richard Nixon as President after his resignation after Watergate?

• Jimmy Carter

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

Which describes the Camp David Accords?

• The return of hostages from Tehran to the U.S.

• The creation of a Palestinian State

• The development of a lasting peace in the Middle East

• Peace and mutual recognition between Israel and Egypt ending decades of war

What started the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• 52 Americans were captured in Tehran by the new Islamic fundamentalist government

• The CIA failing to assassinate the Shah of Iran

• The U.S. raising oil prices in Iran with the British agreement

• A Soviet supported invasion of Afghanistan

Which event in 1979 heated up the Cold War leading to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games?

• The Iran Hostage Crisis

• The rejection of the SALT II treaty

• The midterm elections in the U.S.

• The Soviet Union invading Afghanistan

What was the impact of Jimmy Carter's work at the Camp David Accords?

• It established Israel as the leader of Middle East Nations

• It ended of OPEC oil embargo and stopped stagflation

• It established the U.S. as a leader of the free world

• Egypt recognized Israel and Israel made peace with Egypt

What was the response in Tehran to the US helping the former Shah of Iran in 1979?

• The new government of Iran declared war on the U.S.

• The embassy was attacked and 52 people were taken hostage

• The Shah of Iran was put back in power

• Iran invaded Israel and Iraq who were US allies

What happened to the 52 captives of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• They were given to the Soviet Union and returned in 1987

• They disappeared and were never seen from again

• They were publicly executed in 1981 in Tehran

• They were returned to the US 444 days

How did President Jimmy Carter try to end hostilities between Arabs and Israelis?

• He sent in U.S. troops

• He organized an U.N. peacekeeping force

• He negotiated a peace treaty

• He started a trade embargo with Arab nations