1970's and Carter Part 3

In what year did the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, to win the U.S. Presidential race?

• 1970
• 1972
• 1976
• 1974

The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by

• the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment

• Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis

• American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya

• American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini

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

The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as

• stagflation

• demand-side economics

• a depression

• Keynesianism

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

Why was the U.S. embassy in Iran attacked and hostages taken?

• The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.

• The new ruler of Iran distrusted the United States because of its support of the shah.

• Egypt and Israel began a new war after the Camp David Accords.

• President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.

What was a result of Nixon’s resignation and the pardon given to him by Gerald Ford?

• Spiro Agnew became president of the United States.

• Nixon was put on trial for his crimes at the United Nations.

• Americans questioned the system of checks and balances.

• Many Americans lost trust in government officials.

Which president was successful in negotiating a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.

• Richard Nixon
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Ronald Reagan

The biggest foreign policy failure during the presidency of Jimmy Carter was...

• granting a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon
• the fall of China to communism under Mao Zedong
• his inability to negotiate the release of US hostages in Iran
• the near nuclear war over Soviet missiles in Cuba

One similarity between the 1930s and the 1970s was that both decades were characterized by..

• American troops sent to fight in an unpopular war
• the massive growth of American suburbs
• the acquisition of large overseas territories
• weak economies with high unemployment