70s-Now

Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

• The President was having an affair with a White House intern

• The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

• Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up

• The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

When the President hides information for national security reasons- used by Nixon in Watergate

• Executive Order

• Executive Action

• Veto Power

• Executive Privilege

Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

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 event was created for people to examine their impact on the environment on April 22?

• Environmental Awareness Day

• Earth Day

• Protect the Globe Day

• Reduce our Impact Day

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

Democrat President who negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt... peanut farmer!

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama

The biggest foreign policy failure during the presidency of Jimmy Carter was...

• granting a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon

• the fall of China to communism under Mao Zedong

• his inability to negotiate the release of US hostages in Iran

• the near nuclear war over Soviet missiles in Cuba

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

The Iranian Hostage Crisis end ended 

• during Reagan's inauguration

• it did not, they are still hostages

• during the U.S. invasion of Iran

• when OPEC ended the oil embargo