Carter & the Middle East

President Carter tried to ease Cold War tensions when he took office in 1977 by

• working with the leader of the Soviet Union.

• negotiating the SPICE II Treaty.

• vowing to destroy all US nuclear weapons.

• proposing to build more nuclear weapons.

The policy President Carter continued to ease Cold War tensions was

• interest rates.

• recession.

• containment.

• detente.

President Carter worked to ease tensions with China by

• limiting US production of nuclear weapons.

• limiting international trade.

• establishing full diplomatic relations.

• agreeing to help stop Communism.

President Carter wanted to establish peace between

• the United States and Vietnam.

• Israel and Egypt.

• the Soviet Union and Iran.

• China and Panama.

President Carter focused on creating peace between Israel and Egypt because he hoped it would

• defeat the regime in Iran.

• maintain oil supplies from the Middle East.

• end the war in Afghanistan.

• bring home the hostages from Iran.

Which did President Carter fail to do?

• take action against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• promote détente with Communist countries

• create a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt

• free Americans taken hostage by Iran

In response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, the United States

• stopped sending support to Afghanistan.

• boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

• ratified the SALT II Treaty.

• increased grain shipments to Afghanistan.

Which was a cause of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979?

• Ayatollah Khomeini’s entry into the United States

• the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• the Shah’s entry into the United States

• the Camp David Accords