1970s

Why was president Nixon's visit to Communist China so important? It:

• convinced the Chinese to abandon Communism

• decreased US dependence on Chinese exports

• reduced tensions between the American and Chinese governments

• led to the unification of Taiwan and Communist China

The Camp David Accords, negotiated by President Carter, were significant because they led to:

• The end of the Vietnam War

• A lasting arms reduction treaty with the Soviet Union

• The first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation

• The establishment of a worldwide human rights policy

The Environmental Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act both illustrate the federal government’s commitment to -

• Allowing certain issues to be decided by private citizens

• Protecting natural areas and their resources for the public good

• Permitting unlimited exploitation of the nations natural resources

• Leaving all decisions on the use of natural resources to state and local agencies

The policy of détente was used by President Nixon in an effort to

• Decrease tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States

• Improve relations with Latin America

• Promote democratic government in China

• Create stronger ties with Western Europe

In 1979, angered by President Jimmy Carter’s decision to allow the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the United States for medical treatment, Iranian militants—

• bombed a U.S. marine barracks in Tehran

• stormed the American Embassy in Tehran and took all American personnel as hostages

• tried to assassinate the Shah of Iran when he arrived at a cancer center in Maryland

• attacked a U.S. navy destroyer passing through the Strait of Hormuz

In the Supreme Court cases New Jersey v. T.L.O. and Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that

• individual student rights are more important than a safe school environment

• students can be expelled from school without a hearing

• civil liberties can be protected in schools

• the Bill of Rights does not apply to minors

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

• OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

• International Petroleum Confederation

How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?

• The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo

• Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened

• The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down

• It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.

What happened to the 52 captives of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• They were given to the Soviet Union and returned in 1987

• They disappeared and were never seen from again

• They were publicly executed in 1981 in Tehran

• They were returned to the US 444 days