Modern Era Containment-Iran Contra Scandal

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Cuba

To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?

• Watergate
• Whitewater
• Iran-Contra
• Benghazi 

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Watergate Affair

• Reagonomics

• Camp David Accords

Ronald Reagan declared war on what?

• Terror
• Poverty
• Drugs
• AIDS

Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?

• The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.

• The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.

• The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.

• The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.

In November 1979, revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. The Carter administration tried unsuccessfully to negotiate for the hostages release. On January 20, 1981, the day Carter left office, Iran released the Americans, ending their 444 days in captivity.

• Iran Contra Affair

• OPEC Hostage Crisis

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Tehran Hostage Crisis

Profits from weapons sales to Iran were used to fund:

• Reagonomics
• Domestic Programs
• Nicaraguan Contras
• Social Security

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment

• Good Neighbor policy

• isolationism

• Roosevelt Corollary

After WWII, North Korea was occupied by the ____________ and had a ____________ government.

• U.S.S.R./Communist

• U.S.S.R./Democratic

• U.S.A./Communist

• U.S.A./Democratic

After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ____________ and had a ____________ government.

• U.S.S.R./Communist

• U.S.S.R./Democratic

• U.S.A./Communist

• U.S.A./Democratic