USH Unit 9A

Which of the following is NOT true of Richard Nixon's visit to China?

• it resulted in an alliance between the USA and China

• it greatly intimidated the Soviet Union

• it reduced some of the tensions of the Cold War

• it included Ping-Pong Diplomacy as an effort to build goodwill

Which of the following is NOT true of SALT 1?

• it brought an end to the nuclear arms race

• it achieved detente with the Soviet Union

• it reduced global fears of nuclear war

• it happened partly because of Nixon's trip to China

What crime was Nixon accused of committed during the Watergate scandal?

• obstruction of justice

• perjury

• burglary

• illegal wiretapping

What was the main cause of the high inflation that occurred throughout the 1970s?

• high oil prices due to an embargo by Arab nations of OPEC

• escalation of US military involvement in Vietnam

• massive income tax increases imposed by the US government

• arms reduction treaties signed between the USA and USSR

What caused the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to launch an oil embargo against the United States in the 1970s?

• Arab anger over the USA's continued support of Israel

• backlash among the oil industry over the environmental movement

• opposition to US involvement in the war in Vietnam

• desire to limit the growing presence of the USA in the Middle-East

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Camp David Accords?

• it led to the establishment of regional peace in the Middle East

• it resulted in the signing of a formal peace between Israel and E

• President Jimmy Carter played a key role in negotiating them

• it established a framework for possible peace between two old regional enemies

What was the cause of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• Iranian anger over President Carter allowing the former Iranian Shah to enter the USA

• backlash in the Arab world over Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords

• anger in the Middle East over the USA's support of Israel, one of Iran's enemies

• Iranian anger over America's increased involvement and military presence in the Middle East region

What was the first thing President Reagan did as part of his effort to implement supply-side economics (a.k.a. "Reaganomics")?

• he drastically reduced income taxes

• he eliminated all corporate regulations

• he dramatically increased military spending

• he slashed spending on social welfare programs

Which of the following is true about Reagan's foreign policy of Peace Through Strength?

• it led to the completion of a space-based missile defense shield by the USA

• it caused the Soviet Union to increase their military spending

• It led to the SALT Agreements.

• We increased our dependence on foreign oil.

The main reason the USSR eventually collapsed, ending the Cold War, was because of:

• the inability of the Soviet Union to meet all of its financial obligations

• nuclear strikes launched by the United States

• a complete refusal by Soviet leaders to try and reform the Soviet economy

• the reduction of tensions between the United States and its Communist rivals