Ch. 15 & 16 Test (2nd version)

The Camp David Accords was-

• peace treaty to end the Cold war

• agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.

• peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt

• agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

President Gerald Ford lost the most support from the American public for

• allowing the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists

• his ineffective WIN campaign against inflation

• becoming the first unelected president of the United States

• his pardon of Richard Nixon

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

• The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution.

• The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

• No person or group is above the law.

Why was OPEC created?

• To regulate the supply and price of oil
• to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
• to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
• to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil

What is considered President Carter's greatest accomplishment?

• ending American involvement in the Vietnam War
• the Iranian hostage crisis
• Camp David Peace Accords
• solving the nation's energy crisis

Which communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba

• China

• Soviet Union

• Both China and Soviet Union

How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

• Détente represented the first time since World War II that the U.S. entered the global arena.

• Nixon forced the U.S. to admit defeat in the Cold War and open negotiations with China.

• Rather than maintaining the defense of U.S. allies, Nixon offered economic aid.

• Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as

• stagflation

• demand-side economics

• a depression

• Keynesianism

This major event happened during Carter's presidency and focused on the holding of American 52 officials for over 444 days.

• Iran Hostage Crisis
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Persian Gulf War
• September 11 Attacks

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