Crisis and Resurgence 2022

What was the goal of Nixon's policy of detente?

• reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union

• negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict

• sponsor free elections in North and South Korea

• build support for recognition of the Nationalist government of Taiwan

The concept of supply-side economics was used by Ronald Reagan when he proposed---

• creating government jobs to keep people working

• increasing regulations on business to promote Competition

• providing direct payments to people living in poverty

• reducing income taxes to stimulate growth

How did President Carter put these ideas into practice?

• urging the development of alternative fuel sources

• increasing imports of foreign oil

• halting construction of nuclear power plants

• imposing a price freeze on all petroleum Products

Which of the following was considered a major achievement for Jimmy Carter?

• settling the Suez crisis

• mediating the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel

• establishing improved relations with Iran

• withdrawing the United States from the Vietnam War

Worldwide oil prices rose during the 70s due to which of the following reasons?

• construction of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline

• promotion of conservation efforts by United States oil companies

• doubling of tariffs on oil imports by the United States government

• political unrest in the Middle East

How did the Americans with Disabilities Act improve conditions for the disabled?

• sponsoring Olympic games for the handicapped

• mandating easier access to employment and public facilities

• making it illegal to criticize or fire handicapped persons

• requiring separate classrooms for disabled student

This cartoon demonstrated the cynicism toward the US government because--

• the Supreme Court overruled federal statutes that defined confidentiality

• the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

• the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes

• Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights

What does this image portray about Reagan's Administration?

• military and financial support for the Nicaraguan Contras

• invasion of Grenada to oppose Nicaraguan Contras

• support for the United Kingdom during the Falklands War

• military support for the Nicaraguan Sandinistas

Which is the best reason for the creation of the Department of Energy?

• 1973 Oil Crisis

• Discovery of solar energy

• Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The hostilities between these two groups was ended under Jimmy Carter when----

• He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization

• He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria

• He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow

• He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords