1970's practice (2020)

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

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

Why did the Arab members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) raise their oil prices leading to a gas shortage?

• the United States and other countries were trading with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973

• the United States and other countries were trading with Palestine during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• the United States was facing high unemployment rates

• the United States planned on boycotting the purchasing of oil from the Middle East

What was one effect of the fuel shortages during Ford's administration?

• unemployment went down

• gas lines become a problem

• more Americans bought smaller Japanese and European cars

• more Americans bought American cars

Carter signed the _________________ promising to return the canal to Panama

• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

• Panama Canal Treaty

• Panama Canal

• Torrijos-Carter Treaty

The photograph above shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?

• The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union

• The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty

• The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone

• The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran

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

This condition in combination with high unemployment produces stagflation

• Inflation
• Detente
• SALT I
• OPEC

This man's pardon of Nixon might have contributed to his own political defeat

• Nixon
• Ford
• Carter
• Kissinger

rise in the cost of goods

• Inflation
• Detente
• Stagflation