31.3 - Carter's Presidency

What career did Jimmy Carter have before becoming President of the United States?

• oil tycoon

• peanut farmer

• major league baseball team owner

• Hollywood actor

Which of the following was not an environmental concern President Carter faced during his presidency?

• Three Mile Island

• Teapot Dome

• Love Canal

• Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation

Carter's appointment of ____________________ as American ambassador to the United Nations helped highlight his strong civil rights background.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Stokeley Carmichael

• Andrew Young

• James Lewis

Which country did Carter finalize the formal recognition of?

• Democratic Republic of Germany

• People's Republic of China

• People's Republic of North Korea

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

The Camp David Accords centered on the long-standing conflict between what two countries?

• Iran and Iraq

• Israel and Syria

• Syria and Iran

• Israel and Egypt

The SALT II talks called for

• a ban on nuclear testing.

• limits on certain kinds of nuclear weapons.

• a reduction of nuclear weapons.

• limits on nuclear weapons in space.

What country did the Soviets invade in order to ensure continued Communist rule?

• Pakistan

• Iran

• Turkey

• Afghanistan

Islamic religious leader who took control of Iran after the overthrow of the Shah?

• Saddam Hussein

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Anwar el-Sadat

• Menachem Begin