Ford & Carter

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

A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.

• Iranian Revolution

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Camp David Accords

• Iraq Hostage Crisis

Which of the following brought about the end of U.S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam and allowed our troops to come home?

• Paris Peace Accords
• Case-Churchill Amendment
• new government in South Vietnam
• the capture of the capital, Saigon

The presidency of Gerald Ford was unique because he 

• resigned from the office of president.
• ran for office as a nonpartisan candidate
• won the office by running on a third-party ticket.
• was not elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

• to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

• to end the Iranian hostage crisis

• to maintain good relations with the Shah

• to find a way to end the economic recession

Under Ford's Presidency in 1975, South Vietnam fell to what country

• China

• North Vietnam

• Korea

• Cambodia

Carter signed the _________________ promising to return the canal to Panama

• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

• Panama Canal Treaty

• Panama Canal

• Torrijos-Carter Treaty

Who did Jimmy Carter defeat in a close election?

• Richard Nixon
• Gerald Ford
• Ronald Reagan
• Lyndon B. Johnson

What two nations took part in a peace treaty with Jimmy Carter during his presidency?

• Canada and England

• Egypt and Israel

• Iraq and Iran

Iranian students seized people at the American Embassy in Tehran.

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Afghanistan Hostage Crisis

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Camp David Accords