AH2 Unit 7 Review

What was the result of the American perspective of their elected officials following the Watergate break-in?

• Americans lost trust in the claims of politicians.

• American confidence grew in their elected officials.

• American wanted a new form of government.

• America had complete trust in the political process.

The Camp David Accords was one of President Jimmy Carter's greatest accomplishments in office. The Camp David Accords -

• Negotiated a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
• Negotiated the release of US hostages held by Iran
• Negotiated with OPEC to lower oil prices
• Helped organized a group of countries to fight against communism

President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?

• World War II
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• This means war

How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?

• the hostages were all killed
• the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
• the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
• the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America

• Iran-Contra Affair
• Watergate Affair
• Reagonomics
• Camp David Accords

Which situation in the 1970s caused the US to reconsider its dependence on foreign energy resources?

• meetins with teh Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons
• oil embargo by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• war in Afghanistan
• free-trade agreements with Canada and Mexico

A trade agreement that removed restrictions between the US, Canada, and Mexico. 

• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Oil Crisis of 1979
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

A phrase spoken by  presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in which he pledge not to tax the American people further. 

• Taxes are OVER
• Read my lips, no new taxes
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell
• Tax Reduction- Guaranteed 

What does the trend shown in these graphs indicate?

• The Cold War had a great impact on defense spending
• The federal government was working to reduce the unfavorable balance of trade
• Increasing benefits to the military would be too expensive for American taxpayers
• There has been little support for a reduction in defense spending

·  Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence from Yugoslavia ·  Serbian Dictator suppresses independence movements
·  Over 100,000 Bosnia Muslim and Croats killed
·  NATO Forces led by United States
·  Massive Aerial bombardment of Serbia

The events in the list above prompted the United States to become involved in-

• sending military advisors to prevent Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
• halting the apartheid in South Africa by supporting their first black president
• deploying military forces to end the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans
• negotiating an end to civil war and famine in Somalia