1970s Quiz

True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 

• True
• False

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

• The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution.

• The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

• No person or group is above the law.

Who was:
•President from 1969-1974 •Reopened relations with Red China  (1972) •Introduced détente with Soviet Union (relaxing of tension and de-escalating arms race) •Resigned office to avoid impeachment after Watergate scandal

• Jimmy Carter
• Richard Nixon
• Ronald Reagan
• George Bush

How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

• Détente represented the first time since World War II that the U.S. entered the global arena.

• Nixon forced the U.S. to admit defeat in the Cold War and open negotiations with China.

• Rather than maintaining the defense of U.S. allies, Nixon offered economic aid.

• Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

President Nixon’s policy of reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam allowing South Vietnam to assume more the fighting was known as…

• Vietnamization

• Detente

• Watergate

• Brinkmanship

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

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

Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam

• Vietnamization
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Maddox Resolution
• Agent Orange

How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?

• the hostages were all killed
• the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
• the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
• the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

• Liberal
• Conservative