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1970s

Authored by Bettina Melton

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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